Transportation
Nov. 13, 2009
Battle Over Aviation Safety
Mike Danko of The Danko Firm takes a look at the two federal agencies engaged in a turf battle over aviation safety.
By Mike Danko
This summer, a tour helicopter collided with an airplane near the Statue of Liberty in New York. Nine people died. In the aftermath, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - two federal agencies responsible for aviation safety - battled over turf. When it was all over, it was the flying public who lost out. The NTSB's job is to investigate every aviation accident that happens on U.S. soil and to...
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