Airline Safety Issues

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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  

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.

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

At least 10 mechanics who work on Southwest passenger jets in Dallas and Los Angeles say the air carrier has discouraged maintenance personnel from reporting potential safety issues. According to a pair of whistleblower complaints obtained by NBC Dallas, Southwest supervisors have been accused of applying “pressure not to document discrepancies” and creating “a culture