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still_one

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5. True, but I was addressing the OP's implication that deregulation was a factor. The book

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 13, 2019, 04:35 PM

Mar 2019

Flying Blind, Flying Safe by Mary Schiavo, pointed to issues within the FAA that place safety on a lower priority

Also, I can’t resist, and know what you meant, but the ADA, American Dental Association did not not play a significant factor

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Boeing's 737 MAX 8 is just a microcosm of Trump's push for mindless deregulation [View all] Snake Plissken Mar 2019 OP

Actually deregulation of the airlines started with Jimmy Carter still_one Mar 2019 #1

Under Trump we can not count on the reregulation of safety testing too Snake Plissken Mar 2019 #2

Actually the FAA was always somewhat complacent. Their priority was more on protecting the airline still_one Mar 2019 #4

After the ValuJet accident in 1996, Congress amended the Federal Aviation Act The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #7

Thanks for the info still_one Mar 2019 #9

The ADA had only to do with routes and fares. It did not affect The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #3

True, but I was addressing the OP's implication that deregulation was a factor. The book still_one Mar 2019 #5

It's much worse than that malaise Mar 2019 #6

The Democratic Party should have been pushing back on deregulation for years. WyattKansas Mar 2019 #8

With all due respect... Adrahil Mar 2019 #10