United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-11-17 monographic deposited born digital 34 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-266T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-266T P0b002ee18038a325 f:d06266t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-266T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-266T GAO-06-266T Airlines Data integrity Employee training Inspection Program evaluation Regulatory agencies Risk assessment Safety regulation Safety standards Training utilization Transportation safety Testimony A41697 The U.S. commercial aviation industry has an extraordinary safety record. However, when passenger airlines have accidents or serious incidents, regardless of their rarity, the consequences can be tragic. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) works to maintain a high level of safety through an effective safety oversight system. Keys to this system are to: (1) establish programs that focus resources on areas of highest safety risk and on mitigating risks; (2) provide training and communication to ensure that inspectors can consistently carry out the agency's oversight programs; and (3) have processes and data to continuously monitor, evaluate, and improve the numerous oversight programs that make up the safety oversight system. This statement focuses on these three key areas and is based on recent GAO reports on FAA's inspection oversight programs, industry partnership programs, enforcement program, and training program. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-266T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-266T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-266T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-266T.pdf GAO-06-266T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-266T Testimony GAO-06-266T; Aviation Safety: FAA's Safety Oversight System Is Effective but Could Benefit from Better Evaluation of Its Programs' Performance; Airlines Data integrity Employee training Inspection Program evaluation Regulatory agencies Risk assessment Safety regulation Safety standards Training utilization Transportation safety