© ShutterstockLawmakers are espousing the benefits of a measure seeking to strengthen the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) certification process while improving regulatory actions. “As a professional pilot and regular user of the aviation system, I appreciate how paramount safety is to our airspace,” Graves said. “The United States is the global leader in aviation safety and is the driving force behind this effort to make our system even safer. Expert reports analyzing the tragic accidents involving Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air highlighted key problems with our certification process. These thorough, non-partisan, expert reviews provided recommendations that formulated the basis of improvements we are seeking through this legislation.”

Source: Ethiopian News October 01, 2020 13:30 UTC