US lawmakers blast FAA’s oversight of foreign repair stations
Two US Democrat congressmen have accused FAA or failing to implement mandatory drug and alcohol testing for workers at foreign aircraft repair stations. US representatives Peter DeFazio and Rick Larsen have described their complaints in a June 28 letter to FAA and DoT secretary Elaine Chao. “The only thing consistent about the FAA’s oversight of these FAA-certificated facilities—which number more than 700 abroad—is its inconsistency, leaving far too many stones unturned,” DeFazio and Larsen wrote. “We therefore are utterly confused by and disappointed with the FAA’s failure to finalise a rule requiring that workers at foreign repair stations be subject to screening for alcohol and controlled substance use—just as workers at US facilities are—despite 2 explicit Congressional mandates directing the FAA to act.” <br/>
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US lawmakers blast FAA’s oversight of foreign repair stations
Two US Democrat congressmen have accused FAA or failing to implement mandatory drug and alcohol testing for workers at foreign aircraft repair stations. US representatives Peter DeFazio and Rick Larsen have described their complaints in a June 28 letter to FAA and DoT secretary Elaine Chao. “The only thing consistent about the FAA’s oversight of these FAA-certificated facilities—which number more than 700 abroad—is its inconsistency, leaving far too many stones unturned,” DeFazio and Larsen wrote. “We therefore are utterly confused by and disappointed with the FAA’s failure to finalise a rule requiring that workers at foreign repair stations be subject to screening for alcohol and controlled substance use—just as workers at US facilities are—despite 2 explicit Congressional mandates directing the FAA to act.” <br/>
