{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://larsen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2551", "Larsen Opening Statement at Aviation Subcommittee Hearing on \u201cThree Years After Lion Air 610: FAA Implementation of the 2020 Aircraft Certification, Safety and Accountability Act\u201d", "2021-10-21", "2021", "2021-10", "Democrat", "House", "WA", "Rick Larsen", "L000560", "larsen.house.gov", "larsen", "https://larsen.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), Chair of the Aviation Subcommittee, released the below statement during the Aviation Subcommittee hearing examining ongoing work within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement provisions of the bipartisan Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act. More information about Thursday's hearing, including witnesses and testimony, can be found here. For a recording of Chair Larsen\u2019s opening remarks, click here. For a recording of Chair Larsen questioning FAA Administrator Steve Dickson, click here.\n\nRemarks as prepared for delivery.\n\n\u201cGood morning and welcome to today\u2019s Aviation Subcommittee hearing titled \u201cThree Years After Lion Air 610: FAA Implementation of the 2020 Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act.\u201d\n\n\u201cNearly three years ago, on October 29, 2018, Lion Air Flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea.\n\n\u201cLess than six months later, on March 10, 2019, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed near Addis Ababa.\n\n\u201cThese two tragedies ended the lives of 346 people.\n\n\u201cVictims included parents, children, teachers, friends and humanitarians who deserved to arrive safely at their destinations, but never did.\n\n\u201cFor nearly two years, victims\u2019 families tirelessly lent their support to necessary reforms to the Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s (FAA) certification process to reduce the likelihood other families would experience such devastating loss.\n\n\u201cI want to acknowledge and thank the victims\u2019 families for your presence and your tireless advocacy.\n\n\u201cYou and your loved ones remain at the forefront as this Committee oversees implementation of aircraft certification reform.\n\n\u201cI also want to acknowledge the hardworking women and men who go to work each day at the Boeing plant in Everett and are proud of the product they design, assemble and build.\n\n\u201cThey are distraught this same product contributed to the deaths of so many and the grief of so many others.\n\n\u201cThis hearing and this legislation are not about just one aircraft.\n\n\u201cThey are about making air travel safer, restoring confidence in the aviation industry and ensuring U.S. aviation remains the global gold standard in terms of safety.\n\n\u201cIn an historic effort, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee conducted a nearly two-year investigation into the design, development and certification of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The Committee\u2019s thorough investigation uncovered flawed management decisions and inadequate organizational structures at Boeing and FAA that were necessary to confront.\n\n\u201cLast December, the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act was signed into law to restore the integrity of the FAA\u2019s aircraft certification process and make flight safer.\n\n\u201cThis bipartisan legislation is built upon the lessons learned from the Committee\u2019s investigation and the recommendations of the independent Technical Advisory Board, Joint Authorities Technical Review and other key entities.\n\n\u201cAmong its provisions, the new law will:\n\n\u201cImprove aviation safety culture, by requiring aircraft and aerospace manufacturers to adopt safety management systems;\n\n\u201cEnhance transparency and accountability, by requiring the disclosure of certain safety-critical information related to an aircraft to the FAA;\n\n\u201cAddress undue pressure on employees acting on behalf of the FAA, for example, extending airline whistleblower protections to U.S. aviation manufacturing employees; and\n\n\u201cRequire sufficient evaluation of human factors in the certification process to ensure flight crews can do their jobs safely and efficiently.\n\n\u201cAs with any comprehensive legislation designed to reform a complicated system like the certification of aircraft, implementation should not be expected to occur overnight.\n\n\u201cHowever, the legislation lays out specific timelines for actions by FAA to take place.\n\n\u201cFAA has provided updates on some of these actions but has not yet specific details on progress for many of the requirements.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s hearing is an opportunity for this Subcommittee to hear from the FAA on the status of these reforms, how the agency plans to implement them, and identify any potential causes for delay.\n\n\u201cI am pleased to welcome today\u2019s witness, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson, who has served in this role since August of 2019.\n\n\u201cAdministrator Dickson, the past few years have been a tumultuous time in the agency\u2019s history.\n\n\u201cI appreciate your and your team\u2019s commitment to the implementation of the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act and your personal involvement in the review of the 737 MAX.\n\n\u201cWhile I am encouraged by the agency\u2019s progress, clearly there is much more work to do.\n\n\u201cThe United States is the leader in global aviation, and the FAA\u2019s actions in the U.S. have profound implications for passenger air travel around the world.\n\n\u201cIt is vital this Subcommittee carry out its responsibility to oversee the FAA\u2019s implementation of the critical reforms enacted under the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act.\n\n\u201cI look forward to today\u2019s discussion on how to best support the FAA\u2019s ongoing work to ensure the safety of the traveling public.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://larsen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2551"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8555799722671509, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}