Jane Garvey Quotes (14 Quotes)

This commitment underscores the vital role played by controllers. They are the professionals who make ... decisions that have helped create the safest aviation system in the world,

Jane Garvey participated in a conference call shortly after midnight GMT (7 p.m. ET) aboard an American Airlines flight en route from Washington to DallasFort Worth International Airport. Aviation has reached the year 2000, ... and I am pleased to report to you and (Transportation) Secretary Rodney Slater that the nation's airspace system is up and running safely and efficiently.

We have a very simple but, I think, important contract with industry on this, and the contract is this 'We'll deploy the tools, but industry needs to tell us what's working and what's not working.'

We found that the criteria in place today do not adequately address the issues posed by aging systems,

This is another step in the FAA's phased program to safely restore full access to U.S. airspace, ... We expect to take additional actions to restore general aviation consistent with national security.

The FAA is willing to do whatever is within our power to improve the efficiency of the air traffic system, so long as safety is not compromised.

I think with every increased security measure that we put in place ... that will improve as well.

Keeping your seat belt fastened all the time is the best way to protect against injury in case of turbulence, ... I congratulate American for taking this positive safety step and encourage other airlines to do consider doing the same.

We want to make sure safety is not compromised in any way whatsoever.

Next year we plan to have in place an improved system for reporting wire failures. We'll also add database to the FAA's National Aviation Safety Data Analysis Center,

At some of the busier hubs like Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, we're seeing at certain times of the day, certain days of the week, the numbers are even higher than last year,

That is an idea that probably two weeks ago I would not even have considered. But ... we are challenging every assumption, ... Our principal goal is to make sure that the passenger is safe and secure, the flight crew is safe and secure. And that is an idea that we are absolutely willing to look at.

The FAA realizes these restrictions inconvenience general aviation pilots and airports, ... As the FAA and other federal agencies continuously review measures to ensure national security, we look for the understanding and cooperation of the general aviation community.

We're asking what should we do as a governmental agency to make sure that safety is absolutely ensured as they (airlines) join together in some wonderful alliances,