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House subcommittee postpones FAA administrator hearing on air traffic control
A congressional hearing with Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford was postponed less than 24 hours before it was scheduled to begin.
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation has abruptly postponed a Tuesday morning hearing with Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford. The Washington Examiner reported that the hearing was canceled less than 24 hours before it was scheduled to take place. [1]
The postponed hearing was intended to address how the FAA is executing its $12.5 billion project to deploy the Brand-New Air Traffic Control System, also known as BNATCS. According to the Washington Examiner, the hearing comes as the agency and the Department of Transportation urge Congress to allocate an additional $30 billion. [1][2]
The Washington Examiner noted that Administrator Bedford remains under scrutiny following a previous appearance before Congress in September. [1]
In short
- The House Aviation Subcommittee canceled a hearing with FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford less than 24 hours before its scheduled start.
- The hearing was set to review the implementation of the $12.5 billion BNATCS air traffic control modernization project.
- The FAA and the Department of Transportation are seeking an additional $30 billion from Congress.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]FAA administrator’s hearing before House postponed amid air traffic controller issuesWashington Examiner, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]FAA Administrator Bedford to Testify Before House Committee on $12.5 Billion Air Traffic Control ModernizationAvi-Go, 1d ago
Background
- [3]Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Wikipedia
- [4]House on Grokipedia
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 4 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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