Bill would change FAA procedures
From Times Wire Services
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill aimed at ending what they deemed to be the Federal Aviation Administration’s sometimes cozy relationship with the airline industry and reversing purported complacency on safety oversight.
The House bill would create an independent office within the FAA that would investigate safety complaints, halt the practice of allowing airlines to choose which FAA inspectors would inspect their operations and set a two-year cooling-off period before FAA inspectors could go to work for an airline.
Airlines are “not customers,” Rep. James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.) said.
