Event Brief
Lawmakers press FAA on staffing and evacuation tests
Filed: May 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
Summary: Sens. Duckworth and Baldwin ask the FAA for answers on evacuation testing and reduced flight attendant staffing.
WHO: Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Tammy Baldwin
WHAT: They call on the Federal Aviation Administration for more answers about airplane evacuation testing and the impact of reduced flight attendant staffing on some long-haul widebody flights.
WHEN: May 15, 2026 at 12:56 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: They are concerned about reduced flight attendant staffing and how it affects airplane evacuation testing and timing.
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