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Softhearted · 11-11-2011, 03:18 AM

"A new safety approach aimed at getting airlines to police themselves could endanger passengers, particularly those flying with smaller airlines, aviation experts warn.

In 2005, Transport Canada began changing over to a system that critics say essentially leaves airlines to regulate themselves, instead of primarily relying on federal inspectors to oversee airplane safety as they had before.

The federal department says the new approach, called safety management systems (SMS), makes flying safer, but critics disagree."

rest of the article at: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/...m-flights.html

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Maybe I'm cynical, but can we totally trust private big corporations policing themselves?

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Softhearted Member How Do You Identify?: --- Preferred Pronoun?: ---- Relationship Status: --- Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: --- Posts: 298 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 454 Thanked 285 Times in 109 Posts Rep Power: 1556234	Flight policy change called a risky manoeuvre "A new safety approach aimed at getting airlines to police themselves could endanger passengers, particularly those flying with smaller airlines, aviation experts warn. In 2005, Transport Canada began changing over to a system that critics say essentially leaves airlines to regulate themselves, instead of primarily relying on federal inspectors to oversee airplane safety as they had before. The federal department says the new approach, called safety management systems (SMS), makes flying safer, but critics disagree." rest of the article at: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/...m-flights.html _______ Maybe I'm cynical, but can we totally trust private big corporations policing themselves?