Between fiscal years 1994-1996, 10 U.S. Part 121 air carriers suffered 16 fatal accidents where 800 people were killed, including two in 1996, the TWA 800 disaster off Long Island, NY, and the ValuJet crash in the Florida Everglades that together took 375 lives. The series of fatal accidents prompted a call for action at the federal level, with two U.S. government reports providing the framework for the formation of the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST). The White House Commission…
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