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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... industry in this country so that we end up with just one or two large airlines and no others , because then we will force the price of air travel up so much that we would force millions of Americans back onto our already overcrowded and ...
... industry in this country so that we end up with just one or two large airlines and no others , because then we will force the price of air travel up so much that we would force millions of Americans back onto our already overcrowded and ...
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... industry . " Certifiably . Mr. Chairman , we know the documents I've just referred to were available to DOT , FAA and ValuJet's management . The Transportation Secretary and the FAA administrator either unintentionally misled the ...
... industry . " Certifiably . Mr. Chairman , we know the documents I've just referred to were available to DOT , FAA and ValuJet's management . The Transportation Secretary and the FAA administrator either unintentionally misled the ...
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... industry , including more FAA inspectors . They're saying we have just scratched the surface , keep going , be- cause there are serious problems . I want to give you one example of a problem that has really trou- bled me . As ...
... industry , including more FAA inspectors . They're saying we have just scratched the surface , keep going , be- cause there are serious problems . I want to give you one example of a problem that has really trou- bled me . As ...
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... industry doesn't engage in its own promotion , as opposed to the Government undertaking that function . I hope that the FAA would embrace constructive criticism and address the managerial and oversight deficiencies , rather than at ...
... industry doesn't engage in its own promotion , as opposed to the Government undertaking that function . I hope that the FAA would embrace constructive criticism and address the managerial and oversight deficiencies , rather than at ...
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... industry that has seen traffic grow from 106 million pas- sengers in 1967 , the year the Safety Board opened its doors , to 545 million passengers last year , a fivefold increase , the fatal accident rate has dropped , at the same time ...
... industry that has seen traffic grow from 106 million pas- sengers in 1967 , the year the Safety Board opened its doors , to 545 million passengers last year , a fivefold increase , the fatal accident rate has dropped , at the same time ...
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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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Page 553 - Authority, the periods for, and the manner in, which such inspection, servicing, and overhaul shall be made, including provision for examinations and reports by properly qualified private persons whose examinations or reports the Authority may accept in lieu of those made by its officers and employees...
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Page 561 - Congress wished to prevent judicial "second-guessing" of legislative and administrative decisions grounded in social, economic, and political policy through the medium of an action in tort.
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