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Further Improvements in Airline Safety Doubted Print E-mail
Tuesday, 13 May 2008

A majority of aviation professionals does not expect airline safety to improve during the next five years.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 May 2008 )
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Outmoded Airport Fire/Rescue Standards Jeopardize Lives, Fire Fighters Assert Print E-mail
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
The lax safety culture of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) extends beyond aircraft maintenance to the outdated 20-year-old standards for fire and rescue operations that jeopardize lives in the event of an aircraft incident at an airport, charged the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) on 30 April 2008.
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Chance for Valuable Insights Into Safety Issues Lost Print E-mail
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Premature burial of an air-safety survey means an opportunity is being lost to better understand safety trends at a time when the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is being accused in Congress of being too cozy with the airlines it is required to regulate.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 May 2008 )
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Oversight of Parts Manufacturers Comes Under Withering Scrutiny Print E-mail
Tuesday, 13 May 2008

A 26 February 2008 report by the Department of Transportation Inspector General (DOT/IG) seems to indicate that a greater number of airplane parts are being made by cheaper suppliers overseas, without much supervision from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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The FAA’s Failure to Protect the Skies Print E-mail
Tuesday, 22 April 2008

An insider’s analysis

By Gabriel Bruno

Last Updated ( Friday, 25 April 2008 )
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Testimony Claimed to be Misleading Print E-mail
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
Just days after the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee accused him of providing “inaccurate and misleading testimony” at a 3 April 2008 hearing, the FAA’s Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, Nicholas Sabatini, was again in hot water.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 April 2008 )
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Fatigue Continues to Cause Accidents Print E-mail
Monday, 21 April 2008

 

Last Updated ( Monday, 21 April 2008 )
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