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Airline Outsourcing Endangering Passengers, National Security, Say Aviation Mechanics, Industry Experts

Teamsters Union and the Business Travel Coalition Sponsor Summit on Risks of Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Teamsters Union and the Business Travel Coalition co-sponsored a national summit on aircraft maintenance outsourcing today. The summit drew nearly 200 participants from the aviation industry, government agencies, labor, business, and Congress from 35 states. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) and Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minnesota) gave videotaped presentations at the event.

At the summit, Greg Feith, former NTSB investigator, moderated panels in which invited speakers debated the current state of outsourcing. Feith urged the speakers to discuss possible solutions to the safety and security issues. Some of the legislative ideas that were considered include: increased frequency and depth of FAA inspections to domestic and foreign repair stations; required criminal background checks for repair station employees; mandated drug and alcohol screenings; and harmonized standards for U.S. airlines for all repair stations.

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