House Chairman Calls FAA Delays in Enacting Safety Rules ‘Unacceptable’

Representative Peter DeFazio, a Democrat from Oregon, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, July 30, 2021. The Senate is set to hold a second procedural vote on the $550 billion bipartisan infrastructure bill with the majority leader hoping to pass both the bipartisan infrastructure bill and a budget plan before the chamber goes on recess next week. , Bloomberg

Alan Levin, Bloomberg News

Oct 20, 2021

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(Bloomberg) -- A top House lawmaker called U.S. aviation regulators’ failure to enact legally required safety rules on flight-attendant rest and anti-terrorist cockpit protections “completely unacceptable.”

Representative Peter DeFazio, the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued a statement Wednesday in advance of a hearing Thursday on the Federal Aviation Administration’s handling of safety regulations. 

DeFazio, an Oregon Democrat, in prepared remarks for the hearing said he was “encouraged” at FAA’s progress in enacting safety measures that stemmed from the two fatal crashes on Boeing Co.’s 737 Max jet, but criticized delays in two other requirements passed into law by Congress earlier. 

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson is scheduled to testify Thursday before the committee’s aviation subcommittee. 

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