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Air Carriers Withdraw from Voluntary Safety Programs, Just as Congress Seeks to Mandate Them

Just as Comair’s mechanics have chosen to withdraw from the FAA’s ASAP, Congress has passed a law that will require FAA to make a rule requiring air-carrier participation in programs like ASAP. This may pose some implementation challenges as well as some labor-management issues. The upcoming SMS rule may provide an opportunity to improve this system. Click through for the full article. Continue reading