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Ed O'Shaughnessy
@eddieosh
"according to the annual report just released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) 2023 goes down as one of the safest years in commercial aviation history. Not a single fatal accident was recorded involving a commercial jet. Not one." https://askthepilot.com/safest-year-2023/
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
Yes! With the caveat that traffic wasn’t fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels in 2023. But the positive trend is clear over the recent years. Now me must implement risk-based safety oversight, competency-based training of pilots, and the IATA operational safety audit (IOSA) at non-IATA airlines
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
(Source: been working at IATA for 6+ years now, so AMA, views expressed are my own, etc)
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Ed O'Shaughnessy
@eddieosh
What's the typical lead time from when an error/fault occurs to when a systemic fix is put in place? (The media gives the impression that every problem is a calamity and a deep structural problem -- I suspect it's rarely if ever is)
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Ed O'Shaughnessy
@eddieosh
I may need to eat my words! >> "This won't be back to business as usual for Boeing. They must commit to real and profound improvements," FAA administrator Michael Whitaker said in a statement Tuesday. https://www.axios.com/2024/03/12/faa-audit-boeing-737
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Ed O'Shaughnessy
@eddieosh
https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/01/boeing-boeing/
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