Aviation Safety

01.31.2013

FAA and Industry Are Advancing the Airline Safety Act, but Challenges Remain To Achieve Its Full Measure
12.13.2012

Review Initiated of FAA’s Fiscal Year 2012 Drug Control Obligation and Performance Summary Reports
10.22.2012

Audit Initiated of FAA's Oversight of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
10.18.2012

Audit Initiated of FAA's Surface Surveillance Programs for Runway Safety
09.10.2012

Audit Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of the Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program
08.22.2012

FAA Has Not Effectively Implemented its Wildlife Hazard Mitigation Program
04.25.2012

The State of Aviation Safety and FAA’s Oversight of the National Airspace System
04.12.2012

Audit Initiated of FAA's Implementation of the Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) System
03.20.2012

Progress and Challenges in Responding to Key Provisions of the Airline Safety Act
03.09.2012

Audit Initiated to Review the Security Controls over FAA's ATCSCC
12.20.2011

New Approaches Are Needed to Strengthen FAA Oversight of Air Carrier Training Programs and Pilot Performance
09.12.2011

FAA and Industry Are Taking Action To Address Pilot Fatigue, But More Information On Pilot Commuting Is Needed
08.26.2011

South Florida Men Sentenced and Another Pleads Guilty in Connection with Aircraft Parts Fraud
06.29.2011

FAA Needs To Strengthen Its Risk Assessment and Oversight Approach for Organization Designation Authorization and Risk-Based Resource Targeting Programs
05.19.2011

Audit Initiated of Follow-Up Review of FAA and Industry Efforts To Enhance Airline Safety in Response to the Colgan Air Accident
05.11.2011

Audits Initiated of FAA's Metric to Track Air Traffic Losses of Separation and Implementation of Air Traffic Safety Action Program
04.07.2011

Audit Initiated of FAA's Aviation Safety Inspector and Analyst Staffing
03.21.2011

Letter to Ranking Member Costello Regarding FAA's Oversight of On-Demand Aircraft Operators
03.15.2011

Audit Initiated of FAA's Wildlife Hazard Mitigation Program
02.09.2011

Letter to Senators Rockefeller, Hutchison and DeMint Regarding Commercial Aviation Accidents, Pilot Experience and Pilot Compensation
01.31.2011

Virginia Pilot Sentenced for Falsifying Aircraft Maintenance Records
12.16.2010

Follow-Up Review Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of Foreign and Domestic Repair Stations
12.16.2010

FAA Needs To Improve Risk Assessment Processes For Its Air Transportation Oversight System
10.22.2010

Audit Initiated of Controller Staffing and Training at Critical Air Traffic Control Facilities
09.30.2010

FAA's Air Traffic Controller Optimum Training Solution Program: Sound Contract Management Practices are Needed to Achieve Program Outcomes
08.30.2010

Audit Announcement for the Vulnerability Assessment of the Federal Aviation Administration's Operational Air Traffic Control System
08.17.2010

Audit Initiated on FAA’s Oversight of Code Share Programs Federal Aviation Administration
07.21.2010

Review of FAA's Call to Action Plan for Runway Safety
06.17.2010

Letter to Chairmen Oberstar and Costello Regarding the 2009 FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure Outage
03.19.2010

FAA's Process for Reviewing Air Transportation Oversight System (ATOS) Inspection Data
03.17.2010

The Federal Aviation Administration’s Oversight of On-Demand Aircraft Operators
02.16.2010

FAA’s Oversight of American Airlines' Maintenance Programs
02.04.2010

Progress and Challenges With FAA's Call to Action for Airline Safety
01.11.2010

Letter to Senator Claire McCaskill Regarding FAA's Progress in Implementing Past OIG Recommendations to Improve Oversight of Outsourced Maintenance
11.19.2009

U. S. Office of Special Counsel Releases Report of OIG Findings on EWR Runway Safety Investigation
10.23.2009

Audit Initiated of Pilot Training and Regional Airlines
10.21.2009

Audit Initiated of FAA’s Revised National Airspace Certification Procedures
10.19.2009

Audit Initiated of Commercial Aviation Accidents, Pilot Experience, and Pilot Compensation
07.14.2009

Audit Initiated of FAA Regulations and Airline Policies Regarding Crew Rest Requirements and Fatigue Issues Federal Aviation Administration
07.13.2009

Report on On-Demand Operators: Less Stringent Safety Requirements and Oversight than Large Commercial Air Carriers
06.29.2009

Air Traffic Control: Potential Fatigue Factors
06.11.2009

Regional Air Carriers and Pilot Workforce Issues
06.10.2009

The Federal Aviation Administration's Role in Safety Oversight of Air Carriers
06.08.2009

Training Failures Among Newly Hired Air Traffic Controllers
05.14.2009

FAA Is Not Realizing the Full Benefits of the Aviation Safety Action Program
03.24.2009

FAA's Process for Reporting and Investigating Operational Errors
03.18.2009

Federal Aviation Administration: Actions Needed To Achieve Mid-Term NextGen Goals
03.03.2009

Actions Taken and Needed to Improve FAA's Runway Safety Area Program
02.20.2009

Audit Initiated of the Oversight of RNP Third-Party Agreements Federal Aviation Administration
02.11.2009

Key Issues for Reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration
01.05.2009

Audit Initiated of FAA's Call to Action Plan for Improving Runway Safety
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
06.02.1998

Review of Security Controls Over Air Courier Shipments
03.12.1998

Report on Diversion of Airport Revenue, Augusta-Richmond County Commission, FAA Southern Region
02.09.1998

Runway Incursion Program
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 at LaGuardia and O'Hare Airports
10.02.1996

Deicing Program

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