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Old 24th Aug 2008, 05:09
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The Problems With Audits

Btw: It seems the DCA provided the FAA team with paperwork purporting to show control of the situation. It is my understanding that the paperwork- such as pilot flight hours for the past 11 months (note they didn't go back 12 months, because we've posted the true information for the 12th month) and policies such as engine out touch and go standards - are no more representative of the truth than the material we've already shown to be fraudulent and sham.
And that's the crux of the matter. No Thai DCA official has been rebuked or punished for the lack of oversight which they were forced to admit in conjunction to with the shutdown order. No Thai accident investigation results have been released. Ignore it long enough and it will go away, saving face.

The FAA action is an 'audit' not an inspection. Ginning up paperwork and policies to respond to audit deficiencies are SOP. If the recertification is approved, the FAA International program is setting itself up for its own problems with Congress once the facts start being bandied about in federal court. Political cover or early retirement are probably the cause for the delay.
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