Kenneth Mead
Kenneth Mead
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found three
We found they'd show up once, twice, three times a year. I think that's a big issue.
facilities increased outside repair requires transition wherever
The transition to increased use of outside repair facilities is not the issue. It is that maintenance, wherever it is done, requires oversight.
ahead along assess city closeness concerned money people somebody taken worry
I've been concerned all along that there is too much closeness between the city and the FAA and that somebody at the FAA has taken out a rubberstamp and said, 'OK, go ahead and do it. Assess all this money on the people who come to the airport. Don't worry about it,'
aggressive ahead airport confidence consumer progress required road
The road ahead is long, ... Aggressive progress is going to be required by the airlines, the airport and FAA too if consumer confidence is going to be restored.
cases hair hide nor
In a lot of cases we couldn't make hide nor hair of them.
affected arrival delays percent quarter
In the first quarter of 2005, arrival delays were up 17 percent over the first quarter of 2004, and affected more than 25 percent of all flights.
approved compliance current level procedures security
the current level of compliance with approved security procedures was unacceptably low.
airlines clearly progress unfair
I think it's unfair to characterize what the airlines have done as no progress. That's clearly not what we found,
applicable compliance concerning contain issues lessons number potential rules
I think there were a number of other issues concerning compliance with the applicable rules. All of those contain a lot of potential for lessons learned.