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Ocelot II

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12. When the FAA was first created in the '50s it was given a "dual mandate," which was

Reply to kimbutgar (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 06:38 PM

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to promote both aviation safety and the airline industry. But after the ValuJet crash in 1996, the FAA took heat for allowing cost-cutting to jeopardize safety, and the Federal Aviation Act was amended to remove the dual mandate and instead make safety FAA's sole focus. Trump effectively undid that change, and now we're paying for it. You can't let any industry regulate itself; inevitably profits will become more important than anything else. I thought that lesson was learned almost 30 years ago but apparently not. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/flyingcheap/etc/cronfaa.html

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Did you know that by executive order in 2017 The orange maggot loosened regulations on aircraft manufacturing [View all] kimbutgar Mar 16 OP

Republicans hate regulations. Emile Mar 16 #1

Until BonnieJW Mar 16 #9

They would blame the hourly laborer at Boeing. Emile Mar 16 #10

Right after they blame Biden. nt Wednesdays Mar 17 #26

So true! Emile Mar 17 #27

So do little kids who are only interested in getting their own way. calimary Mar 17 #29

A big kick from me pandr32 Mar 16 #2

There is no limit, no bottom. yorkster Mar 16 #3

Yes I do Arthur_Frain Mar 16 #4

Kick and rec. Kingofalldems Mar 16 #5

started with ronald raygun. dereglation is good for u. AllaN01Bear Mar 16 #6

It started long before that, in 1958 when the FAA was first created. Ocelot II Mar 16 #15

It went into WARP speed DENVERPOPS Mar 17 #28

Trump did the same thing with trains. nt SunSeeker Mar 16 #7

Why not? It worked so well for railways. (Sarcasm). Pepsidog Mar 16 #8

Rachel@msnbc.com lindysalsagal Mar 16 #11

When the FAA was first created in the '50s it was given a "dual mandate," which was Ocelot II Mar 16 #12

President Biden rescinded this order on January 21,2021 patphil Mar 16 #13

This should be all over the news every time a Boeing aircraft has an accident yliza Mar 16 #14

You don't trust the honor system? JoseBalow Mar 16 #16

K&R bdamomma Mar 16 #17

OOOOOOOOOOH! I'm gonna write an ask about this!!! calimary Mar 16 #18

Anything he can do to decrease costs... dchill Mar 16 #19

The sad part is Mr.Bill Mar 16 #20

Get the ads going malaise Mar 16 #21

Get the ads going malaise Mar 16 #22

What a mess made by the menace, Trump. Joinfortmill Mar 17 #23

K&R. Thanks for this post. Another item not reported by MSM with any vigor. c-rational Mar 17 #24

Kick dalton99a Mar 17 #25

Good find, kimbutgar SpankMe Mar 17 #30

Thank you also for your post ! kimbutgar Mar 17 #32

Many corporations actually write the regulations then hand them to their congressman or Senator Cheezoholic Mar 17 #31

Wow thank you for your enlightening post about legislators passing laws written by companies that should kimbutgar Mar 17 #33

same with meat processing plants and food safety EleanorR Mar 17 #34

I notice there is more food processing recalls nowadays. kimbutgar Mar 17 #35

The Ethiopian Airlines crash was not caused by anything Boeing did jmowreader Mar 17 #36

Just after take off when the angle of attack indicators malfucntioned and activated the MCAS system Cheezoholic Mar 17 #37