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Stop attending panels that are intended to improve air travel, FAA tells employees

The Federal Aviation Administration has hindered its employees to participate in a large number of advisory committees that are intended to help come up with solutions for problems that the aviation industry is confronted with, including those with regard to safety and air traffic pipes.

A directive to employees, obtained by Polico, states that employees who have been appointed in these committees are “not allowed to attend (personally or almost) … until further notice.” The directive comes as the agency and the aviation industry faltering last week between an American Airlines Jet and an army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the first fatal crash of an American airline in almost two decades.

These advisory committees consist of government and industrial representatives who regularly meet to find consensus on open issues. Current include pilot training and mental health, drones and other emerging technologies, modernization of airspace and commercial space activities. Broadly speaking, they tackle ways to reduce the risk in the aviation system and to take care of airlines, trade union groups and even companies that make parts for aircraft.

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The e-mail says that “it is not the intention to disturb the committees, so meetings can continue”, a co-chairman of the industry “who takes the lead”.

But a former FAA officer, anonymity granted because they are not authorized to discuss the content of the E -mail, said that a “healthy aviation system depends on free and open exchange of ideas and expertise.”

“It seems that safety is forced to take a rear seat due to fear of retribution, which means that we all lose,” the person added.

The FAA did not respond to a request for comment.

In particular, the FAA -employees directive is missing to participate in “[Advisory and Rulemaking Committees]/[Aerospace Rulemaking Committees] Or meetings of the Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) ‘, including subcommittees and other working groups. Although vague, that can affect most, if not all continuous advisory work.

Three groups in the aviation industry confirmed that they had received the e-mail this week for various meetings in which they participate in which with regard to the recording of more medical emergency equipment on board and another to discuss how they can be better recorded on batteries , such as wheelchairs on aircraft. The latter is an important problem because some situations encourage them to remove batteries to prevent potential safety risks during the flight.

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The FAA has several safety teams that perform assessments and offer recommendations about how to stimulate safety throughout the industry. It is unclear whether some specific safety teams for safety assessment-as those who almost collect catwalk should stop at some of the busiest airports in the United States-also to stop their work, but the former FAA officer said that too.

In recent weeks, the Trump government has focused on initiatives that are related to diversity, fairness and inclusion practices – that some of these committees have also studied. In 2021, for example, De FAA recommended that a system informs a system of temporary dangers that are previously called ‘notification to airmen’ or notam, must be changed to ‘notification to air missions’ to be gender neutral as a way to To encourage more women to encourage more women to enter the traditional workforce by men.

“In the last administration they were focused on safety, but they were aimed at changing the name from cockpit to cockpit or notification to pilots,” said transport secretary Sean Duffy at the weekend in a appearance on CNN, adding that that These are things “that don’t matter with regard to safety.”

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Last month, the Associated Press reported that the Trump administration has dissolved an aviation safety committee under the Ministry of Interior Security in the same way, whereby TSA was advised to investigate safety slacunes at airports and airlines.

The group was formed after the bomb attack in 1988 about Lockerbie, Scotland, in which 259 passengers were killed on Pan American Flight 103. On Tuesday, Senate Line Leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.) said that the removal could violate the law and violate the members and his members could violate and violate the members and violate the members and violate the members and violate the members and violate the members and violate the members and violate the members and the Members could violate and violate the members and violate the members. To be restored under the desk.

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