Very true pilotbaba.Such scale of operations can bring their own set of problems.
Watchdog: FAA has problems inspecting aircraft repairs
In previous reports in July 2003 and September 2008, the inspector general found that FAA's oversight didn't meet the agency's standards. In response, the FAA began a decade ago reviewing repair stations based on where concerns were greatest.
But in the latest report, the inspector general found the oversight "lacks rigor" and results "in inadequate and inconsistent inspection practices." One example featured a station failing to maintain a list of mechanic training for three years in a row, but the inspector accepted the promised corrective actions each time.
FAA: Air traffic controllers responsible for 7 ?catastrophic? errors
In March, federal investigators challenged the FAA’s contention that most of the increase in controller errors was the result of better data collection. The inspector general for the U.S. Department of Transportation said that “the increase in reported errors was linked, in part, to a rise in actual errors rather than increased reporting.”
FAA knew controllers nap, ignored fatigue issue - CNN.com
The Federal Aviation Administration is well aware that air traffic controllers have been falling asleep every week at each and every air traffic control facility in the nation for at least 30 years -- and they still are.