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Flight Cancellations Slightly Down From Previous Year, October 2014

 

WASHINGTON – The nation’s largest airlines canceled 0.9 percent of their scheduled domestic flights in November, an improvement over both the 1.0 percent cancellation rate posted in November 2013 and the 1.1 percent rate in October 2014, according to the U.S. Department of...

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PHMSA Publishes Rulemaking to Adopt Harmonize Hazardous Materials Regulations with International Standards.  The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a final rule amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to maintain alignment with international...

FAA Final Rule Requires Safety Management System for Airlines

Rule Advances U.S. Airline Industry’s Proactive Safety Culture

WASHINGTON – To reach the next level of safety, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today issued a final rule that requires most U.S. commercial airlines to have Safety Management Systems (SMS...

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