Head Of FAA Testifies Before Senate Committee After Investigation

The FAA is accused of letting American Airlines off the hook on critical maintenance procedures.

"Safety is my north star," FAA Administrator Steve Dickson told a Senate committee Wednesday, trying to explain damning headlines from an internal investigation that found its oversight lacking.

Amid the chaos of vaccine mandates and an airline industry struggling to rebound from a pandemic that crippled its business, the FAA is accused of letting American Airlines off the hook on critical maintenance procedures. 

"The FAA was not doing its job," said Dennis Tajer, a captain for American and a spokesperson for its pilots union, Allied Pilots Association.