Kenneth Mead
Kenneth Mead
ahead along assess city closeness concerned money people somebody taken worry
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,'
airlines clearly progress unfair
I think it's unfair to characterize what the airlines have done as no progress. That's clearly not what we found,
approved compliance current level procedures security
the current level of compliance with approved security procedures was unacceptably low.
affected arrival delays percent quarter
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.
facilities increased outside repair requires transition wherever
The transition to increased use of outside repair facilities is not the issue. It is that maintenance, wherever it is done, requires oversight.
applicable compliance concerning contain issues lessons number potential rules
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.
found three
We found they'd show up once, twice, three times a year. I think that's a big issue.