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Utah Resident Pleaded Guilty to Wire Fraud and Flying Without an Airman Certificate
On December 6, 2022, Matthew Jones pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the District of Utah to wire fraud and acting as an airman without an airman certificate.
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Date: 12.06.2022
North Carolina Pilot Sentenced for Operating Aircraft without Proper Licensing and Providing False Statements to FAA
On March 26, 2015, Paul Douglas Tharp was sentenced in U.S.
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Date: 03.26.2015
FAA's Certification of the Eclipse EA-500 Very Light Jet
On September 17, 2008, the Inspector General testified regarding Eclipse Aviation’s EA–500 very light jet (VLJ). VLJs are small aircraft with advanced technologies that cost less than other business jets.
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Date: 09.17.2008
PDF icon WEB_FILE3_IG_Statement_on_Eclipse_Certification_CC_2008_120.pdf
Review of Air Carriers' Use of Non-Certificated Repair Facilities
On December 15, we issued our audit of FAA's oversight of air carriers' use of non-certificated repair facilities. This audit was requested by Rep. James Oberstar, Ranking Minority on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
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Date: 12.15.2005
PDF icon av2006031.pdf
Weaknesses in FAA’s Certification and Delegation Processes Hindered Its Oversight of the 737 MAX 8
What We Looked At
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Date: 02.23.2021
PDF icon FAA Certification of 737 MAX Boeing II Final Report^2-23-2021.pdf
FAA Can Improve the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Its Certification Processes
On October 30, 2013, the Assistant Inspector General for Aviation Audits testified before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation regarding the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) certification process
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Date: 10.30.2013
PDF icon Certification Testimony_10-29-13_11am_final_508.pdf
Information Security and Privacy Controls Over the Airmen Medical Support Systems
On June 18, 2010 we issued our final report on the Information Security and Privacy Controls over the Airmen Medical Support Systems.  For the report we determined if airmen’s personally identifiable information (PII) is properly secured from unau
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Date: 06.18.2010
PDF icon MSS Final.pdf
Weak Processes Have Led to a Backlog of Flight Standards Certification Applications
Each year, hundreds of commercial air carriers, aircraft repair stations, pilot schools, and other entities apply to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for certificates authorizing them to operate in the National Airspace System.
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Date: 06.12.2014
PDF icon Denver Certification Final_signed_508.pdf
Letter to Rep. Don Young on DOT's Air-Carrier-Citizenship Review Process (redacted)
In response to a request from Rep.
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Date: 03.05.2003
PDF icon dhl.pdf
FAA Has Not Effectively Implemented Repair Station Oversight in the European Union
As international air service expands, U.S. air carriers increasingly rely on foreign repair stations to meet their maintenance needs.
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Date: 07.16.2015
PDF icon FAA oversight of foreign repair stations.pdf

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