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Aviation Safety: Measuring How Safely Individual Airlines Operate

RCED-88-61 Published: Mar 18, 1988. Publicly Released: Mar 23, 1988.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the feasibility of publishing indicators comparing airline safety records, focusing on the: (1) areas of operation important to airline safety; (2) availability and quality of data; and (3) ongoing research efforts to measure individual airline safety.

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Aircraft maintenanceAircraft pilotsAirlinesAirline regulationData integrityInspectionManagement information systemsRegulatory agenciesSafety regulationTransportation safety