***UPDATE TO MEDIA ADVISORY***

                ***NOTE TIME, LOCATION & SPEAKER CHANGES***



     For Immediate Release       Contact:        Joe Duggan, (202) 434-8304

     December 10, 1997                           Liz Lubow, (202) 434-8535





                TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SLATER TO SPEAK AT EVENT

                        UNVEILING AVIATION COMMISSION REPORT



     WHAT:      The National Civil Aviation Review Commission, in a report

                requested by Congress will issue major recommendations on

                reducing aviation gridlock and catastrophic accidents.  Its

                report addresses two areas:



                Reducing Air Fatalities:  Without changes, increased air

                traffic will lead to a doubling of catastrophic accidents

                by 2010, the commission concluded.



                FAA Management: To prevent aviation gridlock and congestion

                soon after the turn of the century, the commission calls

                for a dramatic overhaul of the Federal Aviation

                Administration's management and funding.



     ***WHEN:   Thursday, December 11, 1997

                3:30PM.



     ***WHERE:  THE MADISON HOTEL, DRAWING ROOMS 3 & 4

                1177 15th Street, NW (at M Street), Washington, DC



     ***PARTICIPANTS:  SECRETARY RODNEY SLATER,

                           DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                       ADMINISTRATOR JANE GARVEY, FAA

                       Commission Chairman Norman Y. Mineta

                       Commission Member Linda Barker, Sioux Falls, SD.

                       Commission Member Richard E. Smith, West Point, Ms.



     Reporters outside of Washington, DC may listen to the press conference

     by calling 1-800-289-0730.  Please call 5 to 10 minutes prior to the

     start of the event.