House lawmakers promised to continue monitoring U.S. and EU activities surrounding certification and validation. (Photo: Heather Trautvetter)
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson reassured lawmakers that his agency is remaining engaged with EASA to ensure that certification and validation approaches remain consistent with the U.S./EU Safety Agreement. In letters to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ranking Republican Sam Graves (Missouri) and aviation subcommittee ranking Republican Garret Graves (Louisiana), Dickson said the FAA takes “seriously” remarks made earlier in the year by EASA Director-General Patrick Ky that EASA "will increase our level of involvement [and] our level of independent review of U.S. projects in order to build our own safety assessments.”