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FAA ‘Foot-dragging’ Miffs NTSB

The NTSB expressed disappointment last month over the FAA’s alleged foot-dragging on several safety recommendations, and the safety agency changed the clas

By AIN Staff • AIN Staff

February 8, 2007

The NTSB expressed disappointment last month over the FAA’s alleged foot-dragging on several safety recommendations, and the safety agency changed the classifications of the FAA’s responses from “acceptable” to “unacceptable.”

In a session to update its “Most Wanted” list of transportation safety improvements, the NTSB said that the government should be doing more to prevent accidents and enhance safety for the traveling public across all modes of transportation. The Safety Board removed two items from the list, one because action on it is almost complete, and the other because the Federal Railroad Administration refused to adopt the recommended safety enhancement.

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