Federal Aviation Administration's Oversight of Foreign Airline Safety: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, October 4, 1994Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche. |
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Page 120 - Each contracting State undertakes to adopt measures to insure that every aircraft flying over or manoeuvring within its territory and that every aircraft carrying its nationality mark, wherever such aircraft may be, shall comply with the rules and regulations relating to the flight and manoeuvre of aircraft there in force.
Page 94 - Chairman, this concludes our prepared statement. We will be glad to respond to any questions you or any member of the subcommittee may have.
Page 79 - EDWARD J. DRISCOLL PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER NATIONAL AIR CARRIER ASSOCIATION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HR 4957 AMEND THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT OCTOBER 5, 1994 NATIONAL AIR CARRIER ASSOCIATION, INC.
Page 9 - STATEMENT OF ANTHONY J. BRODERICK, ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR REGULATION AND CERTIFICATION, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION, SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION, CONCERNING FLIGHT AND DUTY TIME LIMITATIONS.
Page 120 - Each contracting State undertakes to keep its own regulations in these respects uniform, to the greatest possible extent, with those established from time to time under this Convention. Over the high seas, the rules in force shall be those established under this Convention. Each contracting State undertakes to insure the prosecution of all persons violating the regulations applicable.
Page 12 - Board, or Secretary, as appropriate, concerning the negotiations of any agreement with foreign governments for the establishment or development of air navigation, including air routes and services.
Page 87 - We appreciate the opportunity to testify on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) efforts to address the Year 2000 problem-a situation in which systems could malfunction or fail because the "00" in the year 2000 may be indistinguishable from the "00" in 1900 unless these systems are modified or replaced.
Page x - ... established controls for tracking referrals. We recommended that FAA determine the final disposition of enforcement cases referred to foreign governments; that FAA inform foreign governments of the disposition of enforcement cases that they refer to FAA; and that the Secretaries of Transportation and State work together to reach agreement on the best way to facilitate FAA'S efforts to address regulatory violations by foreign carriers. Partially Implemented. The Coast Guard and FHWA have implemented...
Page 75 - ... 121.447 Pilot route and airport qualifications for particular trips: Domestic and flag air carriers. (a) A domestic or flag air carrier may not use a pilot as pilot in command unless, within the preceding 12 months, the pilot has made at least one trip as pilot or other member of a flight crew between terminals into which he is scheduled to fly and has complied with § 121.443(e), if applicable.
Page 139 - I have seen flight crews rented on an hourly basis pull up to the ramp and take off in aircraft they had never seen before without even the most basic familiarization training and briefing on the foreign operator's own operating and emergency procedures. I have seen foreign certified maintenance inspectors sign off on repairs that they never observed being performed. And, I have seen foreign aviation authorities with seemingly impeccable standards on paper who lacked both the resources and the technical...