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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... be doing our jobs if we didn't . There were two primary reasons I requested this hearing . First , I was very concerned with the conflicting statements about ValuJet safety made by the Secretary of Transportation and the FAA 4.
... be doing our jobs if we didn't . There were two primary reasons I requested this hearing . First , I was very concerned with the conflicting statements about ValuJet safety made by the Secretary of Transportation and the FAA 4.
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... concerned about these statements . The American people rely on the statements of their senior Gov- ernment officials . They should not be the victims of some inter- agency turf battle . No public official should make statements which he ...
... concerned about these statements . The American people rely on the statements of their senior Gov- ernment officials . They should not be the victims of some inter- agency turf battle . No public official should make statements which he ...
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... concern about the safety of ValuJet specifically , as well as other low - cost carriers , and then dragged regional carriers , commuter airlines , into the mix , as well . She had articulated those concerns in an article written for pub ...
... concern about the safety of ValuJet specifically , as well as other low - cost carriers , and then dragged regional carriers , commuter airlines , into the mix , as well . She had articulated those concerns in an article written for pub ...
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... concern about the safety of these new entrant carriers . The concerns about the accident and the lessons learned have come at the expense of a single professional within the FAA who has labored the longest to improve aviation safety ...
... concern about the safety of these new entrant carriers . The concerns about the accident and the lessons learned have come at the expense of a single professional within the FAA who has labored the longest to improve aviation safety ...
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... concerns surround- ing the May 11 crash of ValuJet Flight 592. I want to point out initially it's not my intent to in any way denigrate the Clinton Ad- ministration or any of its officials . The deficiencies that have ex- isted in some ...
... concerns surround- ing the May 11 crash of ValuJet Flight 592. I want to point out initially it's not my intent to in any way denigrate the Clinton Ad- ministration or any of its officials . The deficiencies that have ex- isted in some ...
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action Administrator agency Agreement aircraft airplane airworthiness airworthiness directives Atlanta aviation safety BACHUS BRODERICK canisters cargo certification Chairman check was accomplished compliance concerns consent order contractors crash crew DEFAZIO discrepancies were noted discretionary function exception documents door DUNCAN employees engine FAA inspectors FAA's Federal Aviation Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Regulations FINDING firing pin flight attendant flying FOLD following discrepancies FSDO hazardous materials hearing heat shield HINSON industry insert unit inspection installed investigation issues JORDAN June 25 latch LIPINSKI low-cost carriers maintenance manual mechanics MENENDEZ NTSB OBERSTAR Office operations oversight oxygen mask oxygen module passengers performed personnel pilots pin lanyards problems procedures question Ramp check recommendations record regulations regulatory release removed repair stations responsibility S.Ct SabreTech SCHIAVO Secretary SELLER SHUSTER specific standards statement Subcommittee Thank ValuJet Airlines ValuJet Flight 592
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