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Safety Board Working to Resolve Unrequited Recommendations

Steve Scott

Monday, October 11th, 2004

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A backlogged safety recommendation is less likely to be resolved satisfactorily than one that is settled routinely, according to an ASW analysis of about three dozen cases in which National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials met with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) counterparts to resolve their differences. The meetings were convened under the aegis of the NTSB's SWAT program, an acronym that stands for "Safety With A Team." The SWAT moniker is suggestive of police SWAT (special weapons and tactics)…

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