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For Immediate Release
05/05/08
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Rob Blumenthal w/Inouye 202-224-8374
Jenilee Keefe w/Inouye 202-224-7824
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Commerce Committee Announces Witnesses for Aviation Hearing
Delta, Northwest CEOs to Address Merger Issues |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the witnesses for an Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee hearing on The State of the Airline Industry and the Potential Impact of a Delta/Northwest Merger scheduled for this Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. A full witness list is below.
The record high cost of fuel is challenging U.S. air carriers’ ability to achieve continued financial stability. As a result, six air carriers have declared bankruptcy since the beginning of the year, and two major carriers have announced their intention to merge. This hearing will examine the current financial state and long-term economic outlook of domestic air carriers and the implications of consolidation. Senator Rockefeller will preside.
The State of the Airline Industry and the Potential Impact of a Delta/Northwest Merger
Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee
Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Room 253, Russell Senate Office Building
Witnesses:
Mr. Richard Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, Delta Air Lines
Mr. Mark Cooper, Director of Research, Consumer Federation of America
Ms. Patricia Friend, International President, Association of Flight Attendants – CWA, AFL – CIO
Mr. Ray Neidl, Analyst, Calyon Securities
Mr. Patrick Murphy, Principal, Gerchick-Murphy Associates, LLC
Mr. Doug Steenland, President and Chief Executive Officer, Northwest Airlines
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Chairman Rockefeller Applauds the Senate's Confirmation of Nominees
- WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement today regarding the confirmation of:
Mr. Christopher P. Bertram, to be Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer at the U.S. Department of Transportation
Ms. Patricia D. Cahill, to be a...
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Chairman Rockefeller on "Cash for Clunkers"
- WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement today regarding the Senate’s passage (60-37) of H.R. 3435, a bill making supplemental appropriations for FY2010 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program (“Cash for Clunkers”).
“I a...
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Hearing Summary: Waste, Fraud and Abuse in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on Waste, Fraud and Abuse in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program.
Witness List:
Mr. Alfred J. Longhi, Jr., former Vice President for Sales and Marketing, Lithium Power Technologies
Mr. Thomas J. Howard, Acting Inspector General, National Aeronautic...
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Hearing Summary - Aviation Safety: The Relationship Between Network and Regional Airlines
- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a subcommittee hearing today on Aviation Safety: The Relationship Between Network Airlines and Regional Airlines.
Witness List:
Mr. Philip H. Trenary, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pinnacle Airlines Corp.
Mr. Peter Bowler, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Eagle Airlines...
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Executive Session: Committee Legislation Summary
- WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held an Executive Session and favorably reported out the following legislation and nominees:
S. 1078, the AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program Act
S. 30, the Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009
S. 251, the Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009
S. 952, Harmful Algal Blooms and Hyp...
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Hearing Summary: Nominations Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on nominations.
Witness List:
Mr. Dennis F. Hightower, to be Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce
Mr. Robert S. Adler, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Ms. Anne M. Northup, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product...
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