U.S. House committee to hold aviation safety hearing

A Federal Aviation Administration safety official, National Transportation Safety Board chair and head of the largest pilots union are among those who will testify on Feb. 7 before Congress

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing "Enhancing America’s Gold Standard in Aviation Safety" comes amid growing scrutiny of the FAA after a computer outageled to the first nationwide groundstop since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and disrupted more than 11,000 flights.

Associate FAA Administrator for Aviation Safety David Boulter, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy, Air Line Pilots Association President Jason Ambrosi, National Business Aviation Association CEO Ed Bolen and General Aviation Manufacturers Association CEO Pete Bunce are among the witnesses, theLawmakers are considering possible reforms to the FAA ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline to reauthorize the agency.

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