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The Seattle Times:
"...Rep. Jerry Costello, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's aviation subcommittee, told a hearing Thursday he's fed up with waiting for the Federal Aviation Administration and the airline industry to act on safety recommendations. He said he will try to force action through legislation.
"I do not believe we can rely on airlines to voluntarily comply with industry best practices," the Illinois Democrat said.
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"It's one thing to fly one eight-hour leg from here to Paris. It's another thing to fly seven hours and make 14 stops and never leave the state of Florida, and I have done that," Babbitt (the new FAA Administrator) said."

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