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Exclusive: FAA ignored Southwest Airlines violations, federal watchdog says
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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The people whispering to Mr. Foushee were Federal Aviation Administration inspectors who said their investigations of airlines were stifled by supervisors who were cozy with the carriers. (article 11)
The whistleblowers who exposed maintenance and inspection problems at Southwest Airlines told Congress their jobs were threatened and their reports of noncompliance were ignored for years. (article 6)
The FAA last month took the rare step of ordering the audit of maintenance records at all domestic carriers following reports of missed safety inspections at Dallas-based Southwest. (article 6)
Protecting passengers has taken a back seat to protecting airlines at the Federal Aviation Administration, according to former airline inspectors, lawmakers and industry experts who gathered Thursday on Capitol Hill. (article 3)
The FAA faced fire from a congressional panel as whistleblowers said the FAA's close relationship with the airlines it regulates has compromised inspection and safety practices. (article 3)
By DAVE MICHAELS / The Dallas Morning News dmichaels WASHINGTON - Federal regulators are investigating four U.S. airlines for violations of safety regulations and could take enforcement action against the carriers, officials said Wednesday. (article 7)
The FAA wouldn't name the carriers under investigation but said one regulation was a directive that prompted American Airlines to cancel more than 300 flights last week to conduct emergency checks. (article 7)
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- Maintenance concerns latest headache for fliers (CNN, 04/05/2008, 959 words)
- United Airlines grounds 777s for inspections (dallasnews.com, 04/02/2008, 865 words)
- ABC News: Congress to FAA: Straighten Up & Fly Right (ABCNews, 04/03/2008, 360 words)
- Transportation official assails FAA's oversight (boston.com, 04/04/2008, 280 words)
- Exclusive: FAA ignored Southwest Airlines violations, federal watchdog says (dallasnews.com, 04/04/2008, 1183 words)
- The whistleblowers who exposed maintenance and ins... (baltimoresun.com, 04/04/2008, 863 words)
- FAA investigating 4 airlines for safety violations (dallasnews.com, 04/02/2008, 329 words)
- Southwest Airlines could face another big fine over inspections (dallasnews.com, 04/04/2008, 447 words)
- FAA admits breakdown in safety regulation, oversight of Southwest (dallasnews.com, 04/04/2008, 1601 words)
- Death threats against FAA inspector investigated (dallasnews.com, 04/02/2008, 660 words)
- Man in charge of Southwest Airlines probe finds long-standing problems (dallasnews.com, 04/04/2008, 1149 words)
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