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FAA Needs To Improve Risk Assessment Processes For Its Air Transportation...
On December 16, 2010, we issued our report on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Air Transportation Oversight System (ATOS). FAA uses ATOS to conduct surveillance of nearly 100 airlines that...
View ArticleVirginia Pilot Sentenced for Falsifying Aircraft Maintenance Records
On January 31, 2011, Dennis L. Harrup III, an FAA-licensed pilot and owner/operator of Central Virginia Aviation, Inc., was charged, convicted, and sentenced in U.S. District Court Richmond, Virginia,...
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Letter to Senators Rockefeller, Hutchison and DeMint Regarding Commercial...
On February 9, 2011, we issued a letter to Chairman Rockefeller and Ranking Member Hutchison of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and to Ranking Member DeMint of the Subcommittee...
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Audit Initiated of FAA's Wildlife Hazard Mitigation Program
The Office of Inspector General plans to review the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) wildlife mitigation program. The number of aircraft collisions with wildlife has risen rapidly over the last...
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Letter to Ranking Member Costello Regarding FAA's Oversight of On-Demand...
On March 21, 2011, we issued a letter to Representative Jerry F. Costello, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's Subcommittee on Aviation, to convey the results...
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Audit Initiated of FAA's Aviation Safety Inspector and Analyst Staffing
As directed by Congress in the Airline Safety and FAA Extension Act of 2010, the Office of Inspector General plans to review the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Aviation Safety Inspector (ASI)...
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Audits Initiated of FAA's Metric to Track Air Traffic Losses of Separation...
The Office of Inspector General plans to review the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) process for reporting and mitigating the risk of operational errors by air traffic controllers. We are...
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Audit Initiated of Follow-Up Review of FAA and Industry Efforts To Enhance...
The Office of Inspector General plans to conduct a follow-up review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and industry efforts to enhance safety in response to the 2009 fatal crash of Colgan Air...
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FAA Needs To Strengthen Its Risk Assessment and Oversight Approach for...
On June 29, 2011, we issued a report on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Organization Designation Authority (ODA) program and Risk Based Resource Targeting (RBRT) system. We conducted our...
View ArticleSouth Florida Men Sentenced and Another Pleads Guilty in Connection with...
On August 26, 2011, in U.S. District Court, Miami, Florida, Hector Sorvik, aka Hector Arias, and Saif Cheema were sentenced in connection with their guilty pleas to charges that they falsified aircraft...
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FAA and Industry Are Taking Action To Address Pilot Fatigue, But More...
On September 12, 2011, we issued a report on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and industry efforts to address and enforce Federal regulations for flight crew rest requirements and fatigue issues....
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New Approaches Are Needed to Strengthen FAA Oversight of Air Carrier Training...
On December 20, 2011, we issued a report on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) oversight of air carrier training programs and pilot performance. We found that FAA’s oversight of air carriers’...
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Audit Initiated to Review the Security Controls over FAA's ATCSCC
The Office of Inspector General plans to conduct a review of the security and controls at the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC). Approximately...
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Progress and Challenges in Responding to Key Provisions of the Airline Safety...
On March 20, 2012, the Inspector General testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security regarding the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) commercial airline...
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Audit Initiated of FAA's Implementation of the Aviation Safety Information...
The Office of Inspector General plans to review the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) use of information systems for improving air carrier oversight, specifically the Aviation Safety Information...
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The State of Aviation Safety and FAA’s Oversight of the National Airspace System
On April 25, 2012, the Assistant Inspector General for Aviation and Special Programs testified before the House Aviation Subcommittee regarding the state of aviation safety and the Federal Aviation...
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FAA Has Not Effectively Implemented its Wildlife Hazard Mitigation Program
On August 22, 2012, we issued a report on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Wildlife Hazard Mitigation Program, which aims to reduce the risk of wildlife strikes to aviation. Under the...
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Audit Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of the Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program
The Office of Inspector General plans to initiate an audit of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) oversight of the Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program (VDRP). We are conducting our review...
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Audit Initiated of FAA's Surface Surveillance Programs for Runway Safety
The Office of Inspector General plans to initiate an audit on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Surface Detection Equipment –Model X (ASDE-X) Program. ASDE-X provides detailed...
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Audit Initiated of FAA's Oversight of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The Office of Inspector General plans to initiate an audit of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) oversight of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). FAA predicts there will be roughly 10,000 active...
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