Audit Flags Nagging FAA Maintenance Oversight Issues

United Airlines aircraft in a hangar
Credit: Sean Broderick/Aviation Week
The FAA is slowly addressing gaps in its air carrier maintenance oversight process, but shortcomings remain in staffing vacancies, inspector experience level, and support documentation, a Transportation Department (DOT) review concluded. “FAA’s under-resourced inspections, low Certificate Management...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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