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Safety watchdog urges changes in commercial aviation oversight

Ottawa - A safety watchdog is urging Ottawa to change the way it oversees commercial aviation, saying its failure to ensure airlines are complying with regulations is increasing the risk of accidents.


May 25, 2015  By The Toronto Star

Transport Canada has been preoccupied with how aviation companies are managing their internal safety programs “almost to the exclusion” of verifying whether the firms are actually complying with the rules.

That means unsafe practices and conditions could continue, the board says. | READ MORE

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