Hudson Crash Bares Friction Between Safety Board and F.A.A. - NYTimes.com

New York Times by Al Baker | Aug. 14, 2009 (News Report)

In 2007, the agency, the National Transportation Safety Board, told the Federal Aviation Administration that it wanted to require air-tour operators to track complaints about pilot performance. This year, it said instruments to track a flight’s vital signs — flight data recorders — should be customary in helicopters and other tour aircraft, to aid in investigating fatal accidents. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Aug 15, 2009 - 12:31 AM PDT
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 by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Aug. 15, 2009

We need much more information on this matter as it is the safety of the traveling public; who knew the FAA has been sitting on it hands. This is pure journalism to expose a government agency when it is not doing its job.

It would be nice if the none actions of the FAA got the attention of the White House- just maybe this will. More then 10 years for the FAA to take ... More »

Deborah A. P. Hersman, the safety board chairwoman, in an interview Thursday sharply criticized a process that, she said, sometimes takes “2 years, 4 years, 10 years” ... More »

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