Excerpt from Faa Independent Establishment Act of 1987, Vol. 2: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Aviation of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate; March 23, 1988 Senator ford. I am going to read a brief statement and then yield to my colleague, Senator Stevens. For an opening statement. And then we will have your statement. Jim, and go to questions. This is our fourth hearing to consider S. 1600. Legislation to create an independent Federal Aviation Administration. To date. We have had strong support from the majority of the wit nesses who have appeared before the subcommittee. They have been united in their view that major changes are needed to enable faa to fulfill its mandate of insuring a safe and efficient air transportation sys tem. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.