The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO, is deeply saddened at the passing of Congressman Jim Oberstar, a true defender of aviation safety and the federal workforce. For decades, Congressman Oberstar championed employees of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), consistently fighting for increased aviation safety and oversight as chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
The Los Angeles International Airport ground stop that caused hours of delay could have been far worse had Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) systems specialists not been on the scene, according to the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), the union representing these technical employees.
Mike Perrone, national president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), released the following statement congratulating Teri Bristol as the next chief operating officer (COO) of the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO).
This week, members of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS), the union representing systems specialists, aviation safety inspectors and other aviation professionals at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), are in Washington, D.C., to meet with their members of Congress regarding FAA funding, staffing and modernization.
Today, the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), which represents approximately 3,000 aviation safety inspectors at the Federal Aviation Administration, testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Aviation, regarding the safety and efficiency of the FAA’s certification process.
