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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... fact , I'm pleased that just yesterday the “ New York Times ” once again endorsed the bill that the House passed . In fact , the House unanimously passed H.R. 2276 on March 12 . In addition , the full committee and the House ...
... fact , I'm pleased that just yesterday the “ New York Times ” once again endorsed the bill that the House passed . In fact , the House unanimously passed H.R. 2276 on March 12 . In addition , the full committee and the House ...
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... fact , I'm pleased that just yesterday the " New York Times " once again en- dorsed the bill that the House passed . In fact , the House unani- mously passed H.R. 2276 on March 12 . In addition , the full committee and the House ...
... fact , I'm pleased that just yesterday the " New York Times " once again en- dorsed the bill that the House passed . In fact , the House unani- mously passed H.R. 2276 on March 12 . In addition , the full committee and the House ...
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... fact that air travel is remarkably safe . The chairman has quoted some of the statistics . Let me share one additional one with you . The United States has 50 percent of the world's air traffic , but only 8 percent of the fatalities ...
... fact that air travel is remarkably safe . The chairman has quoted some of the statistics . Let me share one additional one with you . The United States has 50 percent of the world's air traffic , but only 8 percent of the fatalities ...
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... fact , I 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 ...
... fact , I 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 ...
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... fact that ValuJet has grown at an unprece- dented pace since it began operation in October 1993. In recent years , the number of low - cost new entrants has skyrocketed . I see it at Chicago's Midway Airport , located in the heart of my ...
... fact that ValuJet has grown at an unprece- dented pace since it began operation in October 1993. In recent years , the number of low - cost new entrants has skyrocketed . I see it at Chicago's Midway Airport , located in the heart of my ...
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