We ran out of money for flashlights.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: Federal Aviation Administration - Brief Article

Speaking of safety, did you know that although up to 90 percent of airline maintenance is performed at night, FAA inspectors spend only 3 percent of their time conducting night-time inspections? This and other troubling facts named up by the Department of Transportation's Inspector General prompted Margaret Warner of the "Jim Lehrer Show" to interview Marion Blakey, the FAA administrator, on June 9.

Warner: "So, [what] is your reaction to this report card?"

Blakey: "Well I think it's fundamentally flawed. In fact, we see it as ioned approach to looking at safety oversight because, in fact, these days it's not about standing over someone's shoulder in the middle of the night and seeing if they're turning the wrench in the right direction. It's really about looking to see that the carrier, that the repair stations, those who are providing this kind of service, have very strong safety systems in place. And it's about analyzing the data to...