Read more inspection stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11145/inspection.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:22:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61965/us-steps-up-navy-challenges-against-n-korea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration will instruct the Navy to attempt to inspect North Korean ships suspected of carrying arms or nuclear technology—but it will stop short of boarding them by force. The new effort to track North Korean ships is a component of America's "vigorous enforcement" of a UN Security...http://www.newser.com/story/61965/us-steps-up-navy-challenges-against-n-korea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 6:15:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58772/atlantis-crew-finds-minor-damage-to-shield.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAtlantis astronauts found some minor damage to the shuttle’s heat shield during an arduous, nine-hour inspection today, Space.com reports, with NASA officials saying nicks sustained during liftoff weren’t a serious concern, but that more analysis was needed. Astronauts will inspect the shield—vital to the shuttle’s safety in reentry—...http://www.newser.com/story/58772/atlantis-crew-finds-minor-damage-to-shield.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 May 2009 14:13:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52550/food-hazards-elude-private-inspectors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe job of monitoring America's food plants is falling more and more to private inspectors who often miss hazards, a New York Times investigation finds. Plants hire such auditors to reassure customers and reduce liability, but the companies often pick the cheapest and least rigorous audits available. Some of the...http://www.newser.com/story/52550/food-hazards-elude-private-inspectors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Mar 2009 6:43:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50131/worker-told-bosses-we-need-to-clean-this-place.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt least one employee alerted management to the sanitation problems at a Georgia peanut plant linked to the deadly salmonella outbreak, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. “I used to tell them all of the time, ‘We need to shut down and really clean this place,’” said Anne Bristow, a sanitation...http://www.newser.com/story/50131/worker-told-bosses-we-need-to-clean-this-place.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Feb 2009 12:32:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/27662/faa-questions-americans-lightning-safety.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FAA is questioning American Airlines' new policy on lightning inspections, and its opener is: Why doesn’t American do them anymore? American recently forbade its mechanics from doing extensive lightning damage checks unless pilots suspected a strike, a move designed to reduce delays and cancellations. Big airlines are typically allowed...http://www.newser.com/story/27662/faa-questions-americans-lightning-safety.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 May 2008 13:40:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24980/washington-vows-better-airline-safety.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToday Washington vowed to beef up airplane inspections and demanded to know why American Airlines stranded 250,000 travelers last week, the AP reports. "No one at all was well served by what happened," US Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said. But she defended federal regulators, saying they did not overreact...http://www.newser.com/story/24980/washington-vows-better-airline-safety.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Apr 2008 21:06:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24205/american-gets-half-of-md-80s-flying.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerican Airlines flew about half of its MD-80s on schedule today but will ground another 200 for inspections tomorrow morning, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. Execs said that all planes should be back on track by tomorrow night. CEO Gerard Arpey accepted blame for the groundings that have canceled 3,...http://www.newser.com/story/24205/american-gets-half-of-md-80s-flying.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Apr 2008 18:55:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23421/faa-too-cozy-with-airlines-whistle-blowers-say.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn overly cozy relationship between airlines and the federal agency tasked with inspecting them has lawmakers worried in the wake of hearings yesterday on Capitol Hill, the Chicago Tribune reports. Federal Aviation Administration officials let serious safety issues fly, ignoring maintenance and inspection regulations, safety specialists, government overseers and whistle-blowers...http://www.newser.com/story/23421/faa-too-cozy-with-airlines-whistle-blowers-say.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Apr 2008 14:50:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23327/southwest-tried-to-cover-up-safety-issues-inspectors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouthwest Airlines tried to cover up maintenance problems, and the FAA almost let them, according to two inspectors who will testify before Congress today that the agency is too cozy with airlines. When the inspectors realized Southwest was flying dozens of jets without required inspections, their superiors did nothing, they...http://www.newser.com/story/23327/southwest-tried-to-cover-up-safety-issues-inspectors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Apr 2008 9:53:39 CDT