The impact of budget cuts is hurting the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) ability to oversee the safety of the airlines, particularly those not covered by the Air Transport Oversight System (ATOS). This is the system of continuous safety surveillance that is in place at the larger airlines, but which has not yet been implemented for almost 100 operators that carried about 200 million passengers in 2004 and that represent the fastest-growing segment of the industry. The safety of these carriers…
Staffing and Training Shortages Hinder Oversight of Airline Safety
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