Aviation Safety: Issues Raised by the Crash of Valujet Flight 592 : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Aviation of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session, June 25, 1996U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997 - 571 pages |
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... believe that's a red herring . The law which has been in effect for the past 40 years very clear- ly says that safety is the prime mission of the FAA . Nevertheless , all of these recommendations should , indeed , be on the table and ...
... believe that's a red herring . The law which has been in effect for the past 40 years very clear- ly says that safety is the prime mission of the FAA . Nevertheless , all of these recommendations should , indeed , be on the table and ...
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... believe that these low - cost carriers , led by Southwest , have made air travel available to a segment of Americans who would not otherwise fly , and I consider this to be a great happening . But I want to make doubly sure that these ...
... believe that these low - cost carriers , led by Southwest , have made air travel available to a segment of Americans who would not otherwise fly , and I consider this to be a great happening . But I want to make doubly sure that these ...
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... believe the airline is unsafe . " I frankly find these comments to be rather inconsistent with the information that has been made available for some time to both the Department of Transportation , the FAA , and ValuJet's management ...
... believe the airline is unsafe . " I frankly find these comments to be rather inconsistent with the information that has been made available for some time to both the Department of Transportation , the FAA , and ValuJet's management ...
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... believe the committee has them in its possession . A review of these documents , as well as FAA's inspection results since October 1993 , clearly shows that ValuJet began having prob- lems almost immediately after it began flying , and ...
... believe the committee has them in its possession . A review of these documents , as well as FAA's inspection results since October 1993 , clearly shows that ValuJet began having prob- lems almost immediately after it began flying , and ...
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... believe , contained some ques- tionable , inaccurate , and unsupported statements that may have allowed the air carrier to begin flying again than under normal conditions . So , in sum , I think the FAA culture has to change . It is a ...
... believe , contained some ques- tionable , inaccurate , and unsupported statements that may have allowed the air carrier to begin flying again than under normal conditions . So , in sum , I think the FAA culture has to change . It is a ...
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