Aviation News Item: 00105

20th Nov 2009

Source: ubmaviationnews.com

The FAA has proposed to put limits on airlines and other operators hiring FAA safety inspectors and their managers for two years after those employees leave the agency. The rule would prohibit air carriers, flight schools, repair stations and other certificated organisations from employing or contracting with former FAA inspectors and managers to represent them in agency matters if the former employee had any direct oversight of the certificate holder in the preceding two years. This rule also would apply to anyone who owns or manages a fractional ownership programme aircraft. The rule would not keep operators from hiring former inspectors to serve in other positions (e.g. aircraft dispatcher, flight attendant, maintenance technician, pilot, or training instructor) as long as they do not represent the operator in FAA matters.

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