Airline Safety Issues

When an airline is putting safety second and a pilot speaks out, this US airline is not stopping to silence such a pilot by any means over many years. Delta Airlines is now facing a US Federal Court order to post and deliver a court decision to its 13,500 pilots. On May 2, 2022, attorneys

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Karlene Petitt honored by the Women’s Rights Information Center (WRIC) for Leadership, Bravery, and Commitment to Safety (January 17, 2020)          

Letter to OSHA Docket Office 9-23-19  

Nominee to lead FAA faces questions about tenure at Delta By DAVID KOENIG and TOM KRISHERJuly 6, 2019   The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into whether Delta Air Lines violated FAA rules about promoting safety at a time when President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency was in charge of Delta’s flight operations.

FAA reassigns three in office overseeing Southwest Airlines: source 2 MIN READ A Southwest airplane sits on the tarmac in Austin, Texas, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration has reassigned three managers in its office overseeing Southwest Airlines Co, a person briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.

FAA Reassigns Senior Managers in Office Overseeing Southwest Airlines – WSJ

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First published on February 12, 2019 Senators Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, are urging the FAA to investigate after a CBS News report found that mechanics are being pressured to ignore potential safety issues and “short-cut the critical work they perform.” Markey and Blumenthal sent a letter to Acting FAA Administrator Daniel Elwell citing the

Airline mechanics say they feel pressured by management to look the other way when they see potential safety problems on airplanes, an eight-month-long CBS News investigation reveals. In some of the cases, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) agreed with those mechanics. The U.S. aviation system is experiencing an unparalleled period of safety, with only one