10:08 → 17:33(7m 25s)
Chair Cantwell opened the hearing, named the expert-panel witnesses and credited organizations that cooperated with the review (FAA, Boeing, American Airlines, Bell Textron, University of Southern California, MIT, and others). She framed the panel's 53 recommendations and said Congress should build on recent air-certification reforms and push for a five-year FAA authorization and a stronger safety-management system ("a real SMS with teeth").
Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing with a three-member expert panel that reviewed Boeing's Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) and safety culture, focusing on the panel's 53 recommendations, concerns about retaliation and reporting at Boeing, and steps the FAA should take to stand up a mandatory safety-management system (SMS). Lawmakers pressed witnesses about whistleblowers, Speak Up reporting, human factors, and FAA oversight; the record remains open for questions.
