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FAA head defends safety of US air travel after close calls

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, center, the ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, is flanked by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, and by Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., questions Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Billy Nolen as the panel examines recent failures in the FAA's NOTAM system, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, center, the ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, is joined at left by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, as he questions Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Billy Nolen to examine recent failures in the FAA's NOTAM system, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Billy Nolen waits before testifying at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee as the panel examines recent failures in the FAA's NOTAM system, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Billy Nolen confers with his staff before testifying at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee as the panel examines recent failures in the FAA's NOTAM system, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Billy Nolen appears before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee as the panel examines recent failures in the FAA's NOTAM system, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Billy Nolen arrives to testify before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee as the panel examines recent failures in the FAA's NOTAM system, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Billy Nolen confers with his staff before testifying at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee as the panel examines recent failures in the FAA's NOTAM system, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., left, speaks with Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Billy Nolen as he appears before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee to examine recent failures in the FAA's NOTAM system, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Billy Nolen smiles before testifying at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee as the panel examines recent failures in the FAA's NOTAM system, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) FILE - Acting Federal Aviation Administrator Billy Nolen stands among flight attendants during a news conference to announce longer rest times for airline flight attendants between shifts at Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nolen said Wednesday, Feb/ 15. 2023, he has formed a team to review efforts to keep air travel safe. Nolen also says FAA is making changes to avoid another breakdown in a safety-alert system, like the one that briefly halted all flights last month. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)