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FAA Crackdown: Is Agency a Friend or Foe?
In AIN’s upcoming June issue, we raise the question of whether new FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt is cracking down extra hard on the aviation indus

In AIN’s upcoming June issue, we raise the question of whether new FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt is cracking down extra hard on the aviation industry. The question came up because the FAA seems to have publicized a growing number of enforcement cases against airlines and general aviation operators since Babbitt came onboard last June. Each of the cases includes substantial civil penalties, which might end up negotiated to smaller amounts.

While the overall volume of enforcement doesn’t seem to have grown, it does seem apparent that Babbitt is trying to get the industry’s attention.

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Matt Thurber
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