The Acting head of the FAA faced a Senate committee Wednesday to answer questions about the January system failure that led to thousands of flights being delayed or canceled.
Samantha Manning, CMG Washington News BureauWASHINGTON D.C. — The Acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration faced a Senate committee Wednesday to answer questions about the January system failure that led to thousands of flights being delayed or canceled.
“What can we do now to make sure this doesn’t happen again?” Sen. Maria Cantwell , Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, asked. Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz questioned why the system upgrades still haven’t been completed since the agency first started the transition a decade ago.“It does take a while,” Nolen responded.
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