For the last year across two Admins, the FAA has worked on a report, the FAA Alaska Aviation Safety Initiative, compiling essential data & recommendations to improve aviation safety in AK. Today, I joined FAA Administrator Dickson as he announced the finalization of this report.
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Alaska’s vast geography has made aviation a central part of our state’s transportation portfolio. As a pilot myself, ensuring that our skies remain open and safe for my fellow aviators is crucially important.
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In the coming weeks, I will be working w/ the FAA and members of our state’s aviation community to discuss the report's recommendations & how to continue moving forward in this transportation sector.
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Specifically, I asked the Administrator that the FAA & the Admin prioritize investments to fund the report's recommendations in 's Budget Request for FY23. I'll continue working to secure these investments, but it MUST be a joint effort between the Admin and Congress.
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The FAASI report highlights what specific investments must to be made, and I will continue pushing to make those resources available so that our pilots – and future generations of them – can safely fly to every corner of Alaska.
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I want to thank the FAA staff in both Alaska and Washington, D.C. for making today's event possible.
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