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Aviation Safety: FAA Has Not Fully Implemented Weather-Related Recommendations

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date June 2, 1998
Report No. RCED-98-130
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Summary:

Concerned about efforts by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reduce weather-related accidents, Congress asked GAO to examine steps that FAA has taken to address recommendations made by the National Research Council and an FAA advisory committee. A panel of experts convened by GAO concluded that FAA has made limited progress in implementing these weather-related recommendations. Their reports found that FAA is the agency best suited for leading federal aviation weather efforts but that it had not accepted that role. The reports questioned the adequacy of FAA's efforts to coordinate aviation weather activities with other federal agencies. The reports found that FAA was not providing consistent information or adequate training in its attempts to meet the needs of all types of users (such as air traffic controllers, pilots, and dispatchers), and the reports raised questions about the low level of funding provided to weather-related projects compared with other activities.

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