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Federal Aviation Administration staffing shortages were causing issues with flight schedules across the country, including a Sunday ground stoppage in Los Angeles.
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Federal Aviation Administration staffing shortages were causing issues with flight schedules across the country, including a Sunday ground stoppage in Los Angeles.
The GAO report found that the FAA had challenges managing the cost and schedules of some of the improvement programs, sometimes taking years to develop baselines for cost and performance.
An agency spokeswoman said the FAA generally schedules cleanings for overnight hours and has learned to reduce the time facilities remain closed — from six to eight hours down to as little as 1.5
p> It would also bar any sort of limitations on those employees speaking with FAA inspectors and prevent FAA employees from receiving financial incentives or awards related to aircraft certification schedules