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FAA review is complete, sources say
September 18, 1996
Web posted at: 2:45 a.m. EDT
From CNN Correspondent Carl Rochelle
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A review of the Federal Aviation Administration triggered by last May's ValuJet crash in Florida calls for tougher regulation of start-up airlines and increased oversight of maintenance, say sources within the aviation community.
CNN has learned that the task force created to review the FAA has completed its work and the report is undergoing final review.
Among the recommendations: The FAA would be required to create a National Certification group to work with regional FAA offices in handling start-up carriers. That would, in effect, make it tougher for new airlines to start-up.
The task force, headed by Deputy FAA Administrator Linda Daschle, also wants the FAA to hire more inspectors and stop assigning its most experienced personnel to the well-established airlines while giving inspectors with less experience the newer airlines.
The report, the sources say, will also contain guidelines dealing with the outsourcing of maintenance work.
The FAA had no comment, saying it would be inappropriate to discuss a document that is still being reviewed. But sources at the regulatory agency say the review is expected to be completed and its findings made public this week.
All 110 people aboard were killed when ValuJet Flight 592 crashed into the Florida Everglades on May 11. The airline was grounded June 18 while the FAA investigated the crash. On August 29, the agency gave ValuJet tentative approval to resume operations.
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