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The FAA is been cited as an example of [[regulatory capture]], "in which the airline industry openly dictates to its regulators its governing rules, arranging for not only beneficial regulation but placing key people to head these regulators."<ref name="davidoff-regcap">Steven M. Davidoff, [http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/the-governments-elite-and-regulatory-capture/ "The Government’s Elite and Regulatory Capture"] ''The New York Times'' (June 11, 2010). Retrieved April 11, 2011</ref>  Retired NASA Office of Inspector General Senior Special Agent [[Joseph Gutheinz]], who formerly was a Special Agent with both the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General and FAA Security, is one of the most outspoken critics of FAA. Rather than commend the agency for proposing a 10.2 million dollar fine against Southwest Airlines for its failure to conduct mandatory inspections in 2008, he was quoted as saying the following in an [[Associated Press]] story: "Penalties against airlines that violate FAA directives should be stiffer. At $25,000 per violation, (which is how the 10.2 million dollar figure was reached) Gutheinz said, airlines can justify rolling the dice and taking the chance on getting caught. He also said the FAA is often too quick to bend to pressure from airlines and pilots."<ref name="ap-mailtrib/msnbc" />  Other experts have been critical of the constraints and expectations under which the FAA is expected to operate. The dual role of encouraging aerospace travel and regulating aerospace travel are counter intuitive. For example, to levy a heavy penalty upon an airline for violating an FAA regulation which would impact their ability to continue operating would not be considered encouraging aerospace travel.
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The FAA is been cited as an example of [[regulatory capture]], "in which the airline industry openly dictates to its regulators its governing rules, arranging for not only beneficial regulation but placing key people to head these regulators."<ref name="davidoff-regcap">Steven M. Davidoff, [http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/the-governments-elite-and-regulatory-capture/ "The Government’s Elite and Regulatory Capture"] ''[[New York Times]]'' (June 11, 2010). Retrieved April 11, 2011</ref>  Retired NASA Office of Inspector General Senior Special Agent [[Joseph Gutheinz]], who formerly was a Special Agent with both the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General and FAA Security, is one of the most outspoken critics of FAA. Rather than commend the agency for proposing a 10.2 million dollar fine against Southwest Airlines for its failure to conduct mandatory inspections in 2008, he was quoted as saying the following in an [[Associated Press]] story: "Penalties against airlines that violate FAA directives should be stiffer. At $25,000 per violation, (which is how the 10.2 million dollar figure was reached) Gutheinz said, airlines can justify rolling the dice and taking the chance on getting caught. He also said the FAA is often too quick to bend to pressure from airlines and pilots."<ref name="ap-mailtrib/msnbc">David Koenig, [http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080307/BIZ/803070316/-1/rss05 "Southwest Airlines faces $10.2 million fine"] ''[[Mail Tribune]]'', [[Associated Press]] (March 6, 2008). Retrieved April 11, 2011</ref>
  
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On July 22, 2008, in the aftermath of the Southwest Airlines inspection scandal, a bill was unanimously approved in the [[United States House|House]] to tighten regulations concerning airplane maintenance procedures, including the establishment of a whistleblower office and a two-year "cooling off" period that FAA inspectors or supervisors of inspectors must wait before they can work for those they regulated.<ref name="ainonline" /><ref>Library of Congress, Thomas Official Website [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.110hr6493 Bill Summary & Status  110th Congress (2007 - 2008) H.R.6493]</ref> The bill also required rotation of principal maintenance inspectors and stipulated that the word "customer" properly applies to the flying public, not those entities regulated by the FAA.<ref name="ainonline" />  The bill died in a Senate committee that year.<ref>Library of Congress, Thomas Official Website [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.110s3440 Bill Summary & Status  110th Congress (2007 - 2008) S.3440]</ref>  
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On July 22, 2008, in the aftermath of the Southwest Airlines inspection scandal, a bill was unanimously approved in the [[United States House|House]] that was supposed to tighten regulations concerning airplane maintenance procedures while slowing the [[revolving door]]. It established a [[whistleblower]] office and set a two-year "cooling off" period that FAA inspectors or supervisors of inspectors must wait before they can work for those they regulated.<ref name="ainonline">Paul Lowe, [http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2008-08-31/bill-proposes-distance-between-airlines-and-faa-regulators "Bill proposes distance between airlines and FAA regulators"] AINonline.com (September 1, 2008). Retrieved April 11, 2011</ref><ref>Library of Congress, Thomas Official Website [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.110hr6493 Bill Summary & Status  110th Congress (2007 - 2008) H.R.6493]</ref> The bill also required rotation of principal maintenance inspectors and stipulated that the word "customer" properly applies to the flying public, not those entities regulated by the FAA.<ref name="ainonline" />  The bill died in a Senate committee that year.<ref>Library of Congress, Thomas Official Website [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.110s3440 Bill Summary & Status  110th Congress (2007 - 2008) S.3440]</ref>  
  
 
In September 2009, the FAA administrator issued a directive mandating that the agency use the term "customers" only to refer to the flying public.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-09-17-faa-airline-customers_N.htm "FAA will stop calling airlines 'customers'"] Reuters, ''USA Today'' (September 18, 2009). Retrieved October 17, 2009</ref>
 
In September 2009, the FAA administrator issued a directive mandating that the agency use the term "customers" only to refer to the flying public.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-09-17-faa-airline-customers_N.htm "FAA will stop calling airlines 'customers'"] Reuters, ''USA Today'' (September 18, 2009). Retrieved October 17, 2009</ref>

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Group.png Federal Aviation Administration   WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
US-FederalAviationAdmin-Seal.svg
FormationAugust 23, 1958
Parent organizationUS/Department/Transportation
Interest ofRodney Stich
Exposed byBogdan Dzakovic
The FAA regulates and oversees all aspects of American civil aviation.

Regulatory Capture

The FAA is been cited as an example of regulatory capture, "in which the airline industry openly dictates to its regulators its governing rules, arranging for not only beneficial regulation but placing key people to head these regulators."[1] Retired NASA Office of Inspector General Senior Special Agent Joseph Gutheinz, who formerly was a Special Agent with both the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General and FAA Security, is one of the most outspoken critics of FAA. Rather than commend the agency for proposing a 10.2 million dollar fine against Southwest Airlines for its failure to conduct mandatory inspections in 2008, he was quoted as saying the following in an Associated Press story: "Penalties against airlines that violate FAA directives should be stiffer. At $25,000 per violation, (which is how the 10.2 million dollar figure was reached) Gutheinz said, airlines can justify rolling the dice and taking the chance on getting caught. He also said the FAA is often too quick to bend to pressure from airlines and pilots."[2]

On July 22, 2008, in the aftermath of the Southwest Airlines inspection scandal, a bill was unanimously approved in the House that was supposed to tighten regulations concerning airplane maintenance procedures while slowing the revolving door. It established a whistleblower office and set a two-year "cooling off" period that FAA inspectors or supervisors of inspectors must wait before they can work for those they regulated.[3][4] The bill also required rotation of principal maintenance inspectors and stipulated that the word "customer" properly applies to the flying public, not those entities regulated by the FAA.[3] The bill died in a Senate committee that year.[5]

In September 2009, the FAA administrator issued a directive mandating that the agency use the term "customers" only to refer to the flying public.[6]


 

Employees on Wikispooks

EmployeeJobAppointedEndDescription
Ali BahramiManager of the Transport Airplane Directorate.20042013
Ali BahramiAssociate Administrator for Aviation Safety10 July 2017June 2021Pushed an agenda of "abdication" to Boeing during his leadership of the office regulating the company, including the Boeing 737 MAX.
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References

  1. ↑ Steven M. Davidoff, "The Government’s Elite and Regulatory Capture" New York Times (June 11, 2010). Retrieved April 11, 2011
  2. ↑ David Koenig, "Southwest Airlines faces $10.2 million fine" Mail Tribune, Associated Press (March 6, 2008). Retrieved April 11, 2011
  3. ↑ a b Paul Lowe, "Bill proposes distance between airlines and FAA regulators" AINonline.com (September 1, 2008). Retrieved April 11, 2011
  4. ↑ Library of Congress, Thomas Official Website Bill Summary & Status 110th Congress (2007 - 2008) H.R.6493
  5. ↑ Library of Congress, Thomas Official Website Bill Summary & Status 110th Congress (2007 - 2008) S.3440
  6. ↑ "FAA will stop calling airlines 'customers'" Reuters, USA Today (September 18, 2009). Retrieved October 17, 2009


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