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Agency Accuses Airline of Sloppy Maintenance While Sidestepping Its Own Safety Oversight Shortcoming |
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Tuesday, 27 May 2008 |
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The recent groundings of hundreds of airliners for inspections raises serious questions about federal oversight (see Aviation Safety & Security Digest, ‘Committee Vows to Legislate Changes to Strengthen Oversight of Airlines’). The perception given by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is that the agency is on top of safety issues and has acted with alacrity when that safety appeared threatened. What is not addressed is why it took so long for the FAA to rectify numerous long-standing safety issues. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 31 October 2008 )
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Further Improvements in Airline Safety Doubted |
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008 |
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A majority of aviation professionals does not expect airline safety to improve during the next five years. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 May 2008 )
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Outmoded Airport Fire/Rescue Standards Jeopardize Lives, Fire Fighters Assert |
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008 |
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The lax safety culture of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) extends beyond aircraft maintenance to the outdated 20-year-old standards for fire and rescue operations that jeopardize lives in the event of an aircraft incident at an airport, charged the International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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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 May 2008 )
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Chance for Valuable Insights Into Safety Issues Lost |
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008 |
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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. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 May 2008 )
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Oversight of Parts Manufacturers Comes Under Withering Scrutiny |
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008 |
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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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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 May 2008 )
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