POGO - Transportation http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net feed-30723967 Pam Rutter and Michael Smallberg 2008 Convio Content Management System Module en-us pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-229012609 Is Boeing Trying to Have It Both Ways on the 737 Next Generation? http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/alerts/transportation/trans-faa-20110413.html Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency airworthiness directive requiring emergency inspections of 175 older model Boeing 737 airplanes, after a six-foot hole that was torn in the ceiling of a Southwest Airlines 737 carrying 118 passengers led to an emergency landing earlier this month. Metal fatigue and cracking led to the hole. Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-179293503 Whistleblower Office Vindicates FAA Whistleblower, But Questions Remain On Hundreds Of Improperly Closed Cases http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/alerts/transportation/trans-faa-20100929.html The federal Office of Special Counsel (OSC) yesterday announced that it substantiated the findings of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) whistleblower Robert Spahr. Spahr, who is an aviation safety inspector, reported to the OSC that the FAA’s flight standards district office in Pittsburgh and the FAA Eastern Division Regional Office violated regulations by failing to take action against three entities regulated by the FAA. Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-110298118 The Big Dig Strikes Again http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/alerts/transportation/tr-bigdig-20090806.html No description available Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-110295110 POGO Letter to Vought Aircraft Inc., regarding product substitution http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/letters/transportation/trans-faa-20081022.html In May 2008, The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) released a 2006 Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID) memorandum which revealed that from 1997 to 2005, Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc., along with other aircraft manufacturers, was supplied with bogus materials by a composite materials supplier, Airtech International, Inc. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-110293540 POGO Letter to the Boeing Company regarding Airtech International Inc.'s product substitution http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/letters/transportation/trans-faa-20080722-1.html No description available Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-110293526 POGO Letter to the U.S. Air Force's Suspension and Debarment official on the Army's request for action against Airtech International Inc. http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/letters/transportation/trans-faa-20080722.html No description available Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-110294350 Oberstar Pushes Stronger FAA Whistleblower Office http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/alerts/whistleblower-issues/wi-wp-20080717.html No description available Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-110291728 Army: Bogus Materials Supplied to “Every Aircraft Manufacturer In the World” Supplier Committed Fraud, Bribery For a Decade Threatening Flying Safety http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/alerts/transportation/tr-faa-20080522.html No description available Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-110291538 Internal Boeing Documents Support Whistleblower's Allegations: Aircraft Quality Control Problems Cited http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/alerts/transportation/tr-faa-20080508.html No description available Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-110289725 Letter from POGO to congressional transportation committees on FAA and manufacturer oversight of suppliers http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/letters/transportation/trans-faa-20080312.html No description available Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500