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Accidents and Incidents 7/26 Print E-mail
Tuesday, 05 August 2008
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Accidents and Incidents 7/19 Print E-mail
Monday, 04 August 2008
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Accidents and Incidents 7/12 Print E-mail
Monday, 21 July 2008
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Major Overhaul of FAA Is Needed, Expert Tells Committee Print E-mail
Monday, 21 July 2008
Date:                8 July 2008
To:                    House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
From:                Gabriel D. Bruno
Subject:            Rebuilding the FAA

The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure under Rep. [James] Oberstar’s [D-MN] leadership has created a rare window of opportunity to reestablish a regulatory agency long misled and lost.  The opportunity to set the standard of public service and aviation safety will impact both public safety and economic viability for the air carriers for the next decade and beyond.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 23 July 2008 )
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Congress Seeks Separation of Agency From Airlines Print E-mail
Monday, 21 July 2008
One wonders what it takes for an employee to get fired at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). On 15 July, legislation was introduced in Congress that addresses maintenance malfeasance issues raised by FAA whistleblowers at a 3 April 2008 hearing before the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, at which an inspection debacle was detailed regarding the possibly too-cozy relationship between the FAA and the airlines it regulates (see Aviation Safety & Security Digest, ‘Committee Vows to Legislate Changes to Strengthen Oversight of Airlines,’ archive).
Last Updated ( Monday, 21 July 2008 )
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