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The FAA
The FAA has hindered the development of airline safety because of its policy of safety, its regulation of the airline industry, and it needs to be separate from the Department of Transportation. The FAA has hindered the development of airline safety because of its policy of safety. Part of its policy is the cost-benefit rule, which was an executive order issued by President Ronald Reagan in February 1981. This rule stated that the FAA could issue new rules only if they could show the potential economic benefits outweighed the likely costs. (Calonius, 91) This rule made it hard to justify any significant advance in safety on older airplanes because the costs may not be able to be recovered by the end of its service life. “The cost-benefit rule has served as a roadblock to safety and an excuse for inaction. The time has come to revoke the Reagan order and try a different, more rational approach to airline safety.” (Nader and Smith, 317) The FAA’s policy of problem solving has also hindered the advancement of airline safety. The FAA has not tried to solve a problem until after a problem has already occurred. They have not tried to prevent problems when it may impose a high cost on to the airline industry either. In August 1990 the FAA issued a rule that required airlines to install fire-resistant cabins into new planes. The materials were also supposed to be installed into the cabins of in-service planes that required a “significant” amount of the cabin replaced. The FAA failed to define what a substantial amount of the cabin was. The airlines also weren’t required to report the materials that were installed. This problem was not corrected until 1991, after Pan Am flight 811 had an electrical fire in the cabin. Three people received severe burns, while many others inhaled smoke and poisonous gases. The amount of smoke and gases could have been reduced if the proper cabin materials had been installed. (Oster, 245-46) This rule was ... Please login to view comments from other users.
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