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Date June 15, 1982 Report No. CED-82-54 Title

Transportation: Fresh Look Is Needed at Proposed South Florida Jetport

. t3YTHECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES \ /g67Pd Report ToThe Congress Fresh Look Is Needed At Proposed South Florida Jetport To prevent serious environmental and ecological effects to the Everglades National Park, the United States, the State of Florida, and Dade County entered into the Jetport Pact of 1970. The Pact specifies that Dade County, with assistance from the State of Florida, wil...
Date Feb. 29, 1980 Report No. CED-80-66 Title

Transportation: How To Improve the Federal Aviation Administration's Ability To Deal With Safety Hazards

t’.. . :_ -v----r -\ I TI II- IittUil BY IHt Comptroller General WI ’ I k~~Lz& I/--vha rp *n l-d . approval Accounting Office except OR the basis et specific by the OffIce of Conaressiomd Relations. How To Improve The Federal Aviation Administration’s Ability To Deal With Safety Hazards Though aviation’s safety record is admirable, there is a great deal of concern both inside and outside t...
Date Nov. 26, 1979 Report No. LCD-80-14 Title

National Defense: Increased Oversight and Interservice Use of Military Aviation Training Ranges Can Reduce Costs

REPIORT BY THE U.S. General Accounting Office Increased Oversight And Interservice Use Of Military Aviation Training Ranges Can Reduce Costs Aviation training ranges used by military aircrews for practicing maneuvers and weapons delivery should be managed in ways that provide the highest quality facilities possible with available resources. Aircrews practice on these ranges to keep ready to perfor...
Date April 30, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-104 Title

Transportation: Should NAVSTAR Be Used for Civil Navigation? FAA Should Improve Its Efforts To Decide

Comptroller General Should NAVSTARBe Used For Civil Navigation? FAA Should improve Its Efforts To Decide The federal Aviation Administration (f AA) is making an extensive evaluation of DOD’ s planned NAVSTAR satellite navigation system to determine if it should also become the primary civil air navigation system. The Chairman, Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation, and Weather, House Committe...
Date April 17, 1979 Report No. CED-79-17 Title

Developing a National Airport System: Additional Congressional Guidance Needed

0 v 104(3? BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES d 5’ Developing A National Airport System: Additional Congressional Guidance Needed In the next decade, over $10 billion will be needed to develop a national airport system. Of this, about $3 billion is needed to develop some 2,600 general aviation airports to serve business and pleasure flying. However, additional c...
Date March 15, 1979 Report No. CED-79-61 Title

Transportation: Selected Budget Issues in the Federal Aviation Administration

REPORTB’Y’ -WE- Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Selected Budget issues In The Federal Aviation Administration In this report GAO concludes that: --The Federal Aviation Administration’s automation of flight service stations should be fully funded in fiscal year 1980. Flight service stations provide assistance to pilots. --An extension from 3 years to 5 years in the obligational availa...
Date Oct. 23, 1978 Report No. LCD-78-127 Title

Transportation: Planned Modernization of Equipment by the Federal Aviation Administration Needs Reevaluation

'O1U Mfl3NT RESUME 07517 296eQ49] [Planned Modernization of Equipment by the Federal Aviation Acministration Neeas Reevaluation]. LCD-78-127; B-180715. October 23, 1978. 8 Pp. Report to Brcck Adams, Secr.tarv, Department of Transr,urtation; by ih-hrd . Gutann, Director, Logistics and Conmmuications Div. Issue area: Conmranications. (3700). Contact: Logistis ano! Communications Div. Budget Functicn...
Date Oct. 19, 1978 Report No. PSAD-78-149 Title

Government Operations: Status of the Federal Aviation Administration's Microwave Landing System

DOCUMENT RESUME 07621 - [C2928038] Status of the Federal Aviation Adsinistration's Microwave Landing System. PSAD-78-149; B-164497(1). October 19, 1978. 29 pp. + 6 appendices (15 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Blmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services: Notifying the Congress of Status of Important Procurement Programs (1905); Transportation Syste...
Date Aug. 15, 1977 Report No. CED-77-98 Title

Energy: Effective Fuel Conservation Programs Could Save Millions of Gallons of Aviation Fuel

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS Effective Fuel Conservation~ ,Programs Could Of Gallons Department 6f Transportation Civil Aeronautics Board Federal Energy Admitaistration Aviation fuel conservation has not received the attention it deserves. The Federal Government needs to do more; specifically: --Congressional action is needed to reduce the fuel consumed in transporting empty seats. About 4.2 billion gal...
Date Aug. 25, 1976 Report No. PSAD-76-169 Title

Transportation: Difficulties of the Federal Aviation Administration in Acquiring the ARSR-3 Long Range Radar System

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Difficulties Of The Federal Aviation Administration In Acquiring The ARSR-3 Long Range Radar System Department of Transportation The Federal Aviation Administration is buying ARSR-3 long range radar systems for enroute air traffic control purposes for about $45 million. The agency did not follow certain wellrecognized procureme...
Date Feb. 26, 1976 Report No. RED-76-65 Title

Transportation: Improved Controls Needed Over Private Pilot Licensing

BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE UNITED STATES LM09995o L llmllllllllllllllllIlllll~~ll - Improved Controls Neede Private ilot Licensing Federal Aviation Administration of Transportation Department The Federal Aviation Administration does not have an effective system for determining whether private pilot flight-tests and biennial flight reviews comply with agency standards. Tests and reviews are conducte...
Date April 11, 1975 Report No. 089623 Title

Transportation: Federal Aviation Administration's Regulation and Surveillance of Alterations to Light Aircraft

8 RES~URCESANDECONOMIC B~EL~~MENTOIVISION -UNITED STATES GENERAL A~JNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE I 4Pufd3 The Honorable James E. Dow Acting Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration Department of Transportation Dear Mr. Dow: c..: APR 11 197’5 We have surveyed the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) regulation of and surveillance over alterations to light aircraft. We made our s...
Date Feb. 12, 1974 Report No. B-179321 Title

Economic Development: Information on Growth and Resources of the Federal Aviation Administration

B-779327 Department of Transportation COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE D.C. UNITED STATES 2084148 B-179321 Mr. Montgomery Winkler Administrator of the 13th Congressional District of California Room 1414 Longworth House Office Building Dear Mr. Winkler: Pursuant to the request of Congressman Charles M. Teague dated July 27, 1973, we obtained information regarding the ’ Federal Aviation Admi...
Date Oct. 26, 1973 Report No. 089745 Title

Transportation: FAA Regulation and Surveillance of Air Taxi Operators

Date Feb. 1, 1973 Report No. 093883 Title

Information Management: Versatile Avionics Shop Test

U. S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE STAFFSTUDY VERSATILF,AVIONICS SHOP SYSTEM AN/USM-247(V) - DEPARTMENT THE NAVY OF - --- - -FEBRUARY 1973 Contents - Page 1 2 2 4 4 5 7 8 9 10 10 SYSTEM DESCRIPTIONAHD STATUS COMINGEVENTS COST PRWMM l?UJlDII'?G COFlTRACT DATA PERFORMANCE MIrnSTONES RELATIONSHIPTO OTHERSYSTEMS Sl?JZCTED ACQUISITION REPORTING MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION SCOPE AGENCYCOMMENTS ABBREVIATJONS ...
Date Aug. 18, 1971 Report No. B-159719 Title

Transportation: Growth and Use of Washington Area Airports

RESTRICTED D) sr4s Not 4 b 1 released outside the General Aecounting Office except on the basis of specific appmval by the Office of Legislative Liaison, a record of which is kept lby the Distribution Sectin, Publications Branch, OA$ Growth And Use Of Washington Area Airports Federal Aviation Administration Department of Transportation BY THE COMPTROLLER GE~NERAL" OF THE UNITED STATES 9S5 7g3p AUG...