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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... correct the problems . To give you an illustration , in a June 18 press conference , when discussing ValuJet's use of contract maintenance , the Transpor- tation Secretary stated , " This method of maintenance operation was new and ...
... correct the problems . To give you an illustration , in a June 18 press conference , when discussing ValuJet's use of contract maintenance , the Transpor- tation Secretary stated , " This method of maintenance operation was new and ...
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... correct the infor- mation that is going into it . To simply accelerate the deployment of a new system while the old system has many inaccuracies is not going to deal effectively with the problem . I think , Mr. Chairman , that the ...
... correct the infor- mation that is going into it . To simply accelerate the deployment of a new system while the old system has many inaccuracies is not going to deal effectively with the problem . I think , Mr. Chairman , that the ...
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... correct the problems . Let me suggest a couple of recommendations that I have . First of all , it has been suggested here and I agree that we should eliminate the FAA's dual mission of promoting air com- merce and assuring aviation ...
... correct the problems . Let me suggest a couple of recommendations that I have . First of all , it has been suggested here and I agree that we should eliminate the FAA's dual mission of promoting air com- merce and assuring aviation ...
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... correct statements , so I do not know how we can remedy that , or about scaring the public , or about taking a hunk for what we report and what we find , but we report , and as long as it is possible for us to do it , we will continue ...
... correct statements , so I do not know how we can remedy that , or about scaring the public , or about taking a hunk for what we report and what we find , but we report , and as long as it is possible for us to do it , we will continue ...
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... correct . Mr. SHUSTER . Did they come to Washington ? Mr. HINSON . No , sir . They made that decision in Atlanta and made that recommendation to Mr. Broderick . Mr. SHUSTER . Would that have been Mr. Accardi and Mr. White ? Mr. HINSON ...
... correct . Mr. SHUSTER . Did they come to Washington ? Mr. HINSON . No , sir . They made that decision in Atlanta and made that recommendation to Mr. Broderick . Mr. SHUSTER . Would that have been Mr. Accardi and Mr. White ? Mr. HINSON ...
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