When I first came to Congress, I was aware of the Manchester crash, where people died piled up like cordwood.
the bill requires the FAA Administrator to reassess the assumptions and methods behind certification of evacuation times and report to Congr...
the bill also requires the FAA to issue regulations on minimum dimensions of seats on airliners.
a provision I authored that removed a foolish ban on FAA regulation of recreational drones.
We are using computer simulations. I don't believe we can beat the standard anymore of 90 seconds.
Yes, we have armed the doors, and now we have flight attendants menacingly behind a cart.
Mr. Elwell, can you assure me that--the Congress said irreducible 10-hour break. That is not going to change, right?
the bill requires the FAA--again, by October 5--to require installation of secondary cockpit barriers on all newly manufactured airliners.
I just want to make sure, in this case, the law is the law. It says 10 hours. It is very explicit.
I share his concerns over those, and I will list a few others that are at the top of my list.
It is well past time. And I thought we were very, very definitive and clear, and it would not be necessary to go through a lengthy rulemakin...