The Boeing 737 MAX fiasco has brought airline labor unions new hope that they can finally change the way foreign aviation maintenance bases are regulated
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The bill would address gaps between the intense regulation of U.S. airline maintenance bases and the far less stringent oversight of foreign repair stations. Samuelsen, a onetime New York City subway inspector who took over as president of the Transport Workers Union in 2017, said he was surprised to learn, upon getting involved in the airline industry, of the oversight gaps which enable less scrutiny of foreign repair stations than of domestic repair stations.
The bill would allow unannounced FAA inspections of foreign repair stations, establish minimum qualifications for mechanics – including drug and alcohol testing — and others working on U.S.-registered aircraft at foreign repair stations; and require improved data maintenance reporting to the FAA. The continuing scrutiny of lax regulation of Boeing following two fatal crashes involving the 737 MAX means that “People are reminded how important it is to have proper FAA oversight and regulation of our aviation system,” Willis said. “We do think aviation safety is getting a lot of attention.”
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