NTSB Advisory
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
July 15, 2008

NTSB HOSTS JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE A MAJOR ADVANCEMENT IN AVIATION SAFETY

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a joint press conference on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to announce an important step to save lives in aviation safety.

The press conference will be held at the NTSB's Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia at 10:30 am. There will be a tour of the Training Center and an opportunity for media to observe the TWA flight 800 reconstruction that is used as an educational tool for students at the training center. The tour will begin at 10:15 am followed by the press conference.

NTSB Chairman Mark V. Rosenker, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters, and Acting FAA Administrator Bobby Sturgell will be the speakers.

The NTSB Training Center is located at 45065 Riverside Parkway, Ashburn, Virginia 20147 on the Northern Virginia campus of The George Washington University, which is ten miles north of Washington Dulles International Airport.

NTSB Media Contact: Bridget Ann Serchak, (202) 314-6100
bridget.serchak@ntsb.gov

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