Pena pointed to several important safety initiatives that were either completed or advanced during the past year. Pena said the new rule, which the FAA expects to publish this month, will require all commuter airlines that operate airplanes with 10-30 seats to meet the same rigorous safety standards as the major air carriers. Workshop participants will revise, revalidate or set new priorities and initiatives as needed and report their conclusions and recommendations to Hinson at a session tomorrow afternoon. The final conference report and action plan for 1996, will be published in February. It's a game of inches, but it is the most important thing we do.
Safety is, and always has been, the number one priority of the aviation industry.
Each new initiative we identify and accomplish increases passenger safety and moves us a little closer to zero accidents. Every safety improvement has the potential to prevent injuries and save lives.