I think it's unfair to characterize what the airlines have done as no progress. That's clearly not what we found, |
I think there were a number of other issues concerning compliance with the applicable rules. All of those contain a lot of potential for lessons learned. |
I've been concerned all along that there is too much closeness between the city and the FAA and that somebody at the FAA has taken out a rubberstamp and said, 'OK, go ahead and do it. Assess all this money on the people who come to the airport. Don't worry about it,' |
I've been concerned all along that there is too much closeness between the city and the FAA and that somebody at the FAA has taken out a rubberstamp and said, 'OK, go ahead and do it. Assess all this money on the people who come to the airport. Don't worry about it,' |
In a lot of cases we couldn't make hide nor hair of them. |
In the first quarter of 2005, arrival delays were up 17 percent over the first quarter of 2004, and affected more than 25 percent of all flights. |
the current level of compliance with approved security procedures was unacceptably low. |
The road ahead is long, ... Aggressive progress is going to be required by the airlines, the airport and FAA too if consumer confidence is going to be restored. |
The transition to increased use of outside repair facilities is not the issue. It is that maintenance, wherever it is done, requires oversight. |
We found they'd show up once, twice, three times a year. I think that's a big issue. |