US FAA needs to improve its processes for monitoring and overseeing safety oversight of US airlines--and third-party maintenance providers--during a period of rapid transition as the airlines undergo financial stresses and increasingly outsource maintenance. That is the conclusion of a report from the DOT Office of the Inspector General released this week. The report approvingly noted that FAA is moving toward a more risk-based approach to safety oversight, but added that based on its ...
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