IG Faults FAA For Lax Oversight Of Open-door Helo Operations

Components of a supplemental passenger restraint system.
Credit: Department of Transportation Inspector General
The FAA lags in its safety oversight of open-door helicopter operations, the U.S. Transportation Department inspector general has determined. In an audit report dated Dec. 8, the IG faults the authorization process the FAA developed for the use of supplemental passenger restraints in the air tour...

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