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Re:The Differences Between the Plane Crash in Tapei and the ... by mikeyouse on Thursday April 09, 2015 @05:53PM (#9351295)
The US instituted what's called the 'Aviation Safety Reporting System' in the mid-1970s, which is a program administered by NASA. Any airline employee can file confidential reports about near-misses or other safety issues to an independent party, which then analyzes and aggregates the info to make safety changes.

I think it's a large part of why the US airline industry has become so much safer over time. Having a lower-bound number for altitude overshoots or communication problems is immensely useful for policy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_Safety_Reporting_Syste...

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Re:The Differences Between the Plane Crash in Tapei and the ... by cmurf on Thursday April 09, 2015 @07:17PM (#9351658)
The general ASRS reporting form can be filled out by almost anyone, not just an airline employee. Most typically it's pilots, including general aviation pilots.
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Re:The Differences Between the Plane Crash in Tapei and the ... by kjs3 on Thursday April 09, 2015 @07:02PM (#9351604)
I think it's a large part of why the US airline industry has become so much safer over time.

Programs like this are why much of the worlds airlines are safer. It's not a US only thing.

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