Reps. Rick Larsen (WA-02), the top-Ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Aviation, Peter DeFazio (OR-04), the top-Ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, today reacted after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a short-term, six-month Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) extension.
“I am disappointed,” said Larsen.… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), the top-ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Aviation, and Peter DeFazio (D-OR), the top-ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, today reacted to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finding the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) work to modernize the Nation’s aviation infrastructure and… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), the top-Ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Aviation, today continued to lead the charge for a bipartisan, comprehensive, long-term bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
In a markup of the House Transportation Committee, Larsen called on his Republican and Democratic colleagues to focus on areas of bipartisan common… Read more »
Washington Post: House Committee approves spinoff of 30,000 workers from federal payroll
Ashley Halsey III
The House Transportation Committee on Tuesday approved legislation that would remove more than 30,000 air traffic controllers and aviation-modernization workers from the federal payroll, spinning them off into a private, nonprofit corporation.
The proposal comes with the… Read more »
Aero News Network: Transportation Committee Democrats Oppose ATC Privatization
Controversial Plan Derails Bipartisan FAA Reauthorization
In Tuesday's markup of the FAA Reauthorization bill in the House Transportation Committee, Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA), the senior Democrat on the Aviation subcommittee, called on his Republican and Democratic colleagues to focus on areas of bipartisan… Read more »
Seattle Times: State officials, suppliers seek prospects at Paris Air Show
By Dominic Gates
A Washington state delegation slogged through intense heat this week to speed-date potential clients in a rapid-fire series of business meetings at the Paris Air Show and a preshow visit to Airbus in Toulouse.
Aside from gathering intelligence on industry trends, the hope is that this effort… Read more »
Stanwood Camano News: Larsen to lead state air show delegation
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Brian Bonlender, director of the state’s Department of Commerce, are leading Washington state’s largest-ever delegation to the International Paris Air Show – June 17-23.
Larsen is the top-ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Aviation and is leading the delegation at… Read more »
Geek Wire: Paris Air Show teasers show off Boeing’s ballet … and Neva’s flying car in Seattle?
Alan Boyle
If you like airplanes, you’ll love Boeing’s teaser video for the Paris Air Show, which puts a 787-10 Dreamliner and a 737 MAX 9 jet through a series of moves worthy of a ballet.
The video preview has become a tradition for Boeing’s presence at… Read more »
Everett Herald: Washington to extol aerospace industry at Paris Air Show
Dan Catchpole
EVERETT — Washington is sending its largest-ever delegation to the Paris Air Show, the aerospace industry’s marquee trade show. The goal of the 63 delegates is to drum up more business for the state’s aerospace industry, one of Washington’s economic engines.
“As… Read more »
The Spokesman-Review: Editorial: Air-traffic scheme raises many questions
Anyone watching the effort to reform health care should be concerned with the revival of the idea to privatize air traffic control. The House rammed through the American Health Care Act bill before it received an independent assessment of costs and coverage. The Senate is now toiling in secret on its version.
After… Read more »
