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Federal Aviation Administration staffing shortages were causing issues with flight schedules across the country, including a Sunday ground stoppage in Los Angeles.
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Federal Aviation Administration staffing shortages were causing issues with flight schedules across the country, including a Sunday ground stoppage in Los Angeles.
The GAO report found that the FAA had challenges managing the cost and schedules of some of the improvement programs, sometimes taking years to develop baselines for cost and performance.
An agency spokeswoman said the FAA generally schedules cleanings for overnight hours and has learned to reduce the time facilities remain closed — from six to eight hours down to as little as 1.5
“The right thing to do is just to ground these aircraft, so that the airlines that have them would be able to adjust schedules, and make sure that other aircraft that are not the Max aircraft that
Both chambers of Congress will have abbreviated schedules this coming week, largely due to Rosh Hashanah, which begins in the evening on Sept. 9 and ends on the evening on Tuesday, Sept. 11.Â
Armed Services Chairman John McCain could be among the senators with the most hectic schedules if, in fact, the defense bill gets an opportunity for floor debate before the recess.
The question for Chao may simply be how quickly Senate leadership schedules her fifth Senate confirmation vote. She and the majority leader can discuss that over dinner.