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FAA To Review All Airline Inspections
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ABC News' Lisa Stark Reports: The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday will announce it will conduct a review of maintenance compliance at all airlines.
The announcement comes on the heels of an investigation into Southwest's inspection procedures. On March 7, the Federal Aviation Administration announced it was proposing the largest fine ever imposed against a passenger airline against Southwest. The FAA proposed a $10.2 million fine because, it said, the airline failed to do required safety checks on its older aircraft. Six of those planes were later found to have cracks in them. Last week, the airline grounded several dozen planes as both internal and external investigators look into the airline's inspection and safety practices.
FAA inspectors will check how each airline has complied with ten different airworthiness directives. A government official said Tuesday there is no indication of further problems, but said the FAA needs to be overly cautious to ensure that what happened at Southwest isn't happening elsewhere. By end of June, inspectors will need to review a sampling of 10 percent of airlines' airworthiness directives to make sure they're doing the proper maintenance.
The FAA expects results of the first phase of its investigation by March 28th. A congressional panel will further examine the Southwest inspection flap and other FAA oversight issues on April 3rd.
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The flying public has no idea of what it takes to maintain a large aircraft. They are complicated and parts are expensive. One bolt that attaches the engine to the wing can cost a thousand dollars, there are four or more for each engine. The shop that works on you car charges more per hour for labor then the shop that work on aircraft that you and your family fly on, $75.00 for autos vs. $45.00 for jet air planes. The men and women that used to work on aircraft for the airlines (United, American, Delta) when they did there own work, that is now contracted out, treated there positions like a career now is just a job. Through this all the FAA does not have a clue. All they look at is the paper work and then go to lunch. All the flying public wants are cheep seat and may some day get a cheep, short shrill ride. Airlines should be selling tickets not changes.
Posted by: Dave | Mar 18, 2008 8:45:06 PM
Planes will have to fall from the sky,before the FAA gets off their butt.Last week ABC news reported that the private schools for pilots are still training foreign mid-east students,with NO followup from the FAA or Homeland Security.The incompetence in the Bush administration is staggering.
Posted by: Sharon W | Mar 18, 2008 6:25:09 PM
The entire story has not been reported here. If you research this you will find out that the issue as SW was a paperwork issue, not a failure to do inspections. The inspections WERE being done. There is political grand standing of a large scale going on here.
Posted by: Jill | Mar 18, 2008 4:52:27 PM
As a private pilot, I'am appalled! The Faa should focus #1 on safety, as well as the airlines. Just like in the movie fight club, if an insurance policy pays less than maintanence and a new plane, than pay the insurance out.
Pilots and their unions should really step it up and pre flight these planes and report violaters.
Posted by: jimmy t | Mar 18, 2008 4:01:29 PM
Southwest should be fine and his Directors face criminal charges
They have played with peoples life.
Posted by: Walter | Mar 18, 2008 3:54:03 PM
Just like everything else in this world that is way out of hand, the airline industry charges have risen but yet it is obvious after this report that the safety of the consumer did not rise to meet the inflated prices of flights.
Unfortunately, the one who will pay in the end for the grounding of these planes, and whatever else they may find that comes about from the investigation, will ultimately come out of the consumers pocket thru ticket price.
Bottom line, they jeopardize our lives and sinkhole our pockets.....
Posted by: Ann | Mar 18, 2008 3:15:56 PM
Wait. Does this mean America sometimes needs Federal oversight? Does this mean Wall Street, Food Manufacturing, and Polluters may not hold to the Boy Scout pledge and adhere to “directives”?
Posted by: Happy Trails | Mar 18, 2008 3:05:52 PM
Hope the FAA starts inspecting the airplanes Horizon Airlines (Portland, OR) have. They seem to have a fleet of junkers flying all over the Northwest.....
Posted by: Mike | Mar 18, 2008 2:57:26 PM
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