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09.30.2008 * Air Carriers’ Outsourcing of Aircraft Maintenance
07.09.2008 * Audit Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of Denver International Airport Revenues
06.30.2008 * Review of FAA’s Oversight of Airlines and Use of Regulatory Partnership Programs
06.24.2008 * Audits Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of Air Carrier Operations
06.18.2008 * Audit Initiated of Air Traffic Controller Staffing at FAA Facilities in California
04.24.2008 * Review of Reported Near Mid–Air Collisions in the New York Metropolitan Airspace
04.17.2008 * Key Safety and Modernization Challenges Facing the FAA
04.10.2008 * Key Safety Challenges Facing the FAA
04.09.2008 * Letter to Senator Lautenberg on Low Fuel Declarations at Newark Liberty International Airport
04.03.2008 * Actions Needed to Strengthen FAA’s Safety Oversight and Use of Partnership Programs
02.26.2008 * Assessment of FAA's Risk-Based System for Overseeing Aircraft Manufacturers' Suppliers
02.13.2008 * Actions Needed To Improve Runway Safety
02.11.2008 * Audit Initiated of FAA's Oversight of Airlines' Regulatory Partnership Programs and Internal Review Process
02.07.2008 * FAA's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request: Key Issues Facing the Agency
01.25.2008 * Review of FAA's Final Monitor Aid Tool at Denver's Terminal Radar Approach Control Center
01.14.2008 * FAA's Implementation of Runway Status Lights
01.07.2008 * Audit Initiated of Potential Controller Fatigue Factors at Chicago Air Traffic Control Facilities
10.31.2007 * FAA Needs to Improve ASDE-X Management Controls to Address Cost Growth, Schedule Delays, and Safety Risks
10.26.2007 * Audit Announcement--Audit of FAA's Runway Safety Area Improvement Program
10.17.2007 * Challenges Facing the Implementation of FAA's Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast Program
09.28.2007 * FAA's Actions Taken to Address Allegations of Unsafe Maintenance Practices at Northwest Airlines
06.20.2007 * Aviation Safety: FAA Oversight of Foreign Repair Stations
05.24.2007 * Progress Has Been Made in Reducing Runway Incursions, but Recent Incidents Underscore the Need for Further Proactive Efforts
05.21.2007 * Audit Initiated of FAA's Implementation of Runway Status Lights
03.29.2007 * Inspector General Testified Before the House Aviation Subcommittee Regarding FAA's Oversight of Outsourced Air Carrier Maintenance
03.22.2007 * Letter to Senator Boxer regarding Runway Incidents at Los Angeles International Airport
11.07.2006 * Letter to Senator Boxer Regarding Recent Series of Air Traffic Control Outages in Southern California
09.20.2006 * Observations on FAA's Oversight of Aviaton Safety
09.07.2006 * Letter to Representative Oberstar regarding FAA's Aging Airplane Safety Rule
05.09.2006 * Review of FAA's Actions To Address Runway Incursions at Boston Logan, Chicago O'Hare, and Philadelphia International Airports
12.15.2005 * Review of Air Carriers' Use of Non-Certificated Repair Facilities
11.17.2005 * Inspector General Testifies on Aviation Safety
08.03.2005 * Audit announced of FAA’s Airport Surface Detection Equipment-Model X Program
07.27.2005 * Letter to Representative Oberstar regarding FAA actions on air carriers' use of aircraft repair stations
07.22.2005 * Falsification of FAA Airman Medical Certificate Applications by Disability Recipients
06.03.2005 * FAA Safety Oversight of an Air Carrier Industry in Transition
05.19.2005 * Audit initiated on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Carriers' Outsourcing of Aircraft Maintenance
04.30.2004 * Owner of Helicopter and Airplane Repair Business Accused of Endangering Aircraft
03.08.2004 * Audit Initiated of Air Carriers’ Use of Noncertificated Repair Facilities
02.23.2004 * Audit Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of Aircraft Manufacturers’ Quality-Assurance Systems for Suppliers
09.24.2003 * Safety and Cost Metrics of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Visual Flight Rule Towers
09.18.2003 * Audit Initiated of FAA’s Certification and Surveillance of Aircraft and Aircraft Parts
07.15.2003 * Audit Initiated of FAA Oversight of New-Entrant and Low-Cost Air Carriers
07.08.2003 * Review of Air Carriers' Use of Aircraft Repair Stations
07.02.2003 * Air Traffic Controller with Criminal Past, Medical Condition Convicted of Making False Statements
05.13.2003 * Audit Initiated of FAA’s Hazardous Materials Program
04.03.2003 * Operational Errors and Runway Incursions
01.14.2003 * Letter to Representative Roy Blunt regarding FAA internal investigation practices
04.16.2002 * Letter to Representative Peter DeFazio on Implementing OSHA Standards for Flight Attendants
04.11.2002 * FAA Oversight of Passenger Aircraft Maintenance
04.08.2002 * Air Transportation Oversight System (ATOS)
01.31.2002 * Review Initiated Of Air Carriers Use Of Aircraft Repair Stations
12.14.2001 * Subcontracting Issues of the Contract Tower Program
12.12.2001 * Oversight of FAA's Aircraft Maintenance, Continuing Analysis, and Surveillance Systems
12.11.2001 * Secretary Mineta Announces Indictments of Salt Lake City Airport Workers
12.10.2001 * Notification of audit on FAA's progress in reducing runway incursions and operational errors
12.04.2001 * Letter to U.S. Representative Roy Blunt regarding the review of an FAA investigation following an aircraft accident
09.26.2001 * Further Delays in Implementing Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Flight Attendants Are Likely
07.26.2001 * Observations on the Automated Surface Observing System
07.26.2001 * Letter to Senator Snowe regarding the review of FAA's Automated Surface Observing System
06.26.2001 * Further Actions Are Needed to Reduce Runway Incursions
06.26.2001 * Despite Significant Management Focus, Further Actions Are Needed To Reduce Runway Incursions
06.08.2001 * Air Carriers' Compliance with FAA's Pilot Rest Regulations
03.28.2001 * Implementation of FAA's Whistleblower Program
03.02.2001 * OIG Investigation of Responses to Information About a Serious Flaw in Aircraft Cables
12.15.2000 * Actions to Reduce Operational Errors and Deviations Have Not Been Effective
10.27.2000 * Review of near miss incidents caused by language or phraseology miscommunications between pilots and air traffic controllers
10.27.2000 * Observations on Efforts To Address Concerns about Aircraft Wiring
10.23.2000 * Remarks by the DOT Inspector General to the Washington, DC International Aviation Club regarding Delays, Cancellations, Customer Service, ATC Modernization, Airport Infrastructure, and Safety
10.11.2000 * Oversight of Manufacturers' Quality Assurance Systems for Threaded Fasteners
10.05.2000 * Observations on FAA and Industry Efforts to Address Concerns about Aircraft Wiring
04.11.2000 * Key Safety, Modernization, and Financial Issues Facing FAA
03.22.2000 * Key Safety, Modernization, and Financial Issues Facing FAA
03.15.2000 * Improving Aviation Safety, Efficiency and Security: FAA's FY 2000 Request for Research, Engineering and Development
03.01.2000 * Improving Aviation Safety, Efficiency, and Security: FAA’s Fiscal Year 2001 Request For Research, Engineering, and Development
12.16.1999 * American Airlines Holding Company Pleads Guilty to Mishandling Hazardous Waste at Miami International Airport
09.30.1999 * Aviation Safety Under International Code Share Agreements
07.21.1999 * Followup Review of FAA's Runway Safety Program
05.28.1999 * Oversight of the Air Tour Industry
05.13.1999 * Compliance with Flight Radio Communications in Mexico
04.30.1999 * National Aviation Safety Inspection Program
03.30.1999 * Aviation Safety
07.17.1998 * Aviation Industry Notification Regarding Testing Specifications for Threaded Fasteners and Components
07.16.1998 * Deviations and Exemptions to Safety-Related Regulations
06.05.1998 * Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Results of Air Courier Shipments Review
06.02.1998 * Review of Security Controls Over Air Courier Shipments
03.12.1998 * Report on Diversion of Airport Revenue, Augusta-Richmond County Commission, FAA Southern Region
03.05.1998 * FAA Makes Progress on Safety Review Recommendations
02.09.1998 * Runway Incursion Program
01.15.1998 * DOT Announces More Surveillance of Air Courier Shipments
12.08.1997 * Runway Incursion Program
11.21.1997 * Airport Certification Program
11.13.1997 * FAA's runway incursion program
11.04.1997 * Management Advisory on Aviation Inspection Program
01.14.1997 * Management Advisory on Oversight for Pilot Training Programs
10.28.1996 * Management Advisory Memorandum on Airline Safety Data for Consumers
10.22.1996 * Pilot Examiner Program
10.21.1996 * Training and Proficiency Testing for Commuter and Air Taxi Pilots
10.02.1996 * Deicing Program
10.02.1996 * Deicing Program at LaGuardia and O'Hare Airports

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