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Oversight Needs to Keep Pace With Expansion of Contract Maintenance

Steve Scott

Monday, July 21st, 2003

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Airlines engaged in outsourcing maintenance are advised to practice self-defense and ensure that their on-site quality-control people are keeping a sharp lookout. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors are spread too thin and are not able to provide effective oversight, according to a July 8 report by the Department of Transportation Inspector General (DOT/IG). Its review of FAA oversight of in-house and outsourced maintenance shows that the agency has too few inspectors spread across too broad a front, with an ineffective…

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