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For Immediate Release |
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Contact: Phoebe Silag |
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Phone: (202) 225-8885 |
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April 24, 2008 |
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CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO RESTRICT POST-FAA EMPLOYMENT
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Law would restrict FAA inspectors accepting employment with air carriers within a year
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Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today introduced legislation designed to restrict Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors from accepting employment with air carriers within a year of leaving the FAA. The bill, H.R. 5880, requires the FAA to establish procedures to limit for a period of one year a flight standards inspector from accepting certain employment positions or responsibilities with an air carrier for whom the inspector has conducted inspections or had oversight responsibility in the past.
"Recently, whistleblowers within the FAA did all of us a service when they brought to light flaws within the FAA safety inspection framework," Congresswoman Johnson said. "In recent weeks, I have met with airline executives, and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, on which I sit, has held a hearing investigating the matter. In my view there exists a glaring need for a cooling-off period for inspectors departing the FAA for the commercial airline sector.
"It has grown increasingly clear to me that personal relationships between FAA flight standards inspectors and air carrier employees have the potential to compromise the safety of the public," Congresswoman Johnson continued. "This is unacceptable. It is time to eliminate the revolving door between the FAA and the airlines, and this legislation attempts to begin that process."
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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.
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