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However, as the NTSB began conducting investigations into the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), conflicts of interest emerged. Consequently, Congress enacted the Independent Safety Board Act to mitigate such conflicts and ensure the NTSB's autonomy.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent U.S. government investigative agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation.In this role, the NTSB investigates and reports on aviation accidents and incidents, certain types of highway crashes, ship and marine accidents, pipeline incidents, bridge failures, and railroad accidents. [3]
Mary Fackler Schiavo (pronounced) is the former Inspector General of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), where for six years she withstood pressure from within DOT and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as she sought to expose and correct problems she perceived at the agencies.
NTSB, an independent and apolitical agency that does not report to the executive branch, investigates transportation accidents, provides aid to those affected by them and recommends safety measures.
In March this year, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy told a U.S. Senate hearing Boeing had failed to provide names of employees on its 737 MAX door team for two months, drawing criticism from lawmakers ...
Experts are warning that the the Federal Aviation Administration’s long delay in grounding Boeing 737 Max 8’s aircraft is related to the airplane manufacturer’s intimate relationship with ...
Conflict of interest in legislation; the interests of the poor and the interests of the rich. A personification of corrupt legislation weighs a bag of money and denies an appeal of poverty. Regulating conflict of interest in government is one of the aims of political ethics. Public officials are expected to put service to the public and their ...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is set to provide an update Friday on its investigation into last month’s collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines ...