ISenethi iphokophelele ukuqinisa ukuqeqeshwa kwabashayeli bezindiza kanye nezidingo zokuqasha emzamweni wokuthuthukisa ukuphepha kwezindiza zesifunda, inkinga edalulwe engozini yendiza ngonyaka odlule eyabulala abantu abangama-50.
Inkulumo-mpikiswano iqale kuleli sonto ngomthethosivivinywa weminyaka emibili, wamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-34 wokugunyaza kabusha i-Federal Aviation Administration ngenkathi ibeka inkimbinkimbi yezinyathelo zokuphepha nezabathengi.
Nokho-ke, endleleni lo mthethosivivinywa wabhekana nezimo ezinzima njengoba amalunga ePhalamende efuna ukunamathisela izichibiyelo ezingahlobene ezindabeni ezisukela emfundweni ziye ekuncishisweni kwezikweletu. Umthethosivivinywa uthathwa njengemoto yokudlulisa izinyathelo ezingakwazi ukusula iSenethi ngokwazo.
Umthethosivivinywa uzodinga ukuthi izinkampani zezindiza zibheke wonke amarekhodi omshayeli wendiza, okuhlanganisa nokuhlolwa kwangaphambilini kwamakhono okundiza, ngaphambi kokuba umshayeli aqashwe. Okunye ukuhlinzekwa kuzodinga ukuthi i-FAA iqinise izinhlelo zokuqeqesha umshayeli wezindiza.
Umlawuli we-FAA uzophinde kudingeke ukuthi enze ukuhlola okungalindelekile kwezinkampani zezindiza zesifunda okungenani kanye ngonyaka.
Kule minyaka eyishumi edlule, izinkampani zezindiza ezinkulu ziye zanda ngokukhipha izindiza zazo ezithatha uhambo olufushane ezindizeni ezishibhile zesifunda, ezivame ukusebenza ngaphansi kwegama elifana nelenkampani yenethiwekhi enkulu. I-Continental Connection Flight 3407, eyaphahlazeka eduze kwase-Buffalo, NY, ngo-Feb. 12, 2009, yayisetshenziswa inkampani yenethiwekhi yesifunda i-Colgan Air Inc. ye-Continental Airlines.
Izinkampani zezindiza zezifunda manje sezithatha uhambo olungaphezu kwengxenye yasekhaya kanye nengxenye yesine yabo bonke abagibeli. Ziwukuphela kwenkonzo ehlelelwe imiphakathi engaphezu kuka-400. Izinkampani zezindiza ezinkulu zaseMelika, ezibhekene nokuwohloka komnotho, zalahlekelwa ngaphezu kwezigidigidi eziyisi-8 zamarandi ngo-2009, kodwa izindiza zesifunda zaqopha inzuzo eyizigidi ezingama- $ 200, ngokusho kwe-FAA.
Uphenyo lweNational Transportation Safety Board lwabeka imbangela yokuphahlazeka kweFlight 3407 ngephutha likakaputeni wendiza, ophendule ngokungeyikho ekucushweni kwethuluzi elibalulekile lezokuphepha, okwabangela ukuthi indiza ime. Kodwa uphenyo lwebhodi luphinde lwathola ukuthi abashayeli bezindiza bebengaqeqeshwa ngokwanele ukuthi bangalulama kanjani endaweni yokudayisa. Ukaputeni uphinde wafeyila izivivinyo eziningi zekhono lakhe lokushayela izindiza ngaphambi nangemva kokuqashwa nguColgan, kodwa wavunyelwa ukuthi aphinde azivivinye, agcine eziphumelele. Izikhulu zakwaColgan zithe bezingazi ngokwehluleka okuningi kwaphambilini ngesikhathi kuqashwa ukaputeni. Le ngozi iveze igebe kurekhodi lokuphepha lezindiza zesifunda kanye nezinkampani ezinkulu ezithwala impahla.
USen. Charles Schumer, DN.Y., uthe uzonikeza isichibiyelo ukuze abashayeli bamabhanoyi abakanye nabo babe okungenani amahora angu-1,500 olwazi lwendiza. Okaputeni sebevele badinga ukuthi babe nolwazi olungaka, kodwa abashayeli bamabhanoyi bangaba namahora angu-250 ambalwa. Lesi siphakamiso siseqhulwini kumalungu omndeni wezisulu ze-Flight 3407, abenze uhambo oluningi oluya eWashington ukuyonxenxa iCongress. Kuphikiswa imboni yezindiza kanye nezikole zamabhanoyi, ezesaba ukuthi kuzobangela abafundi ukuthi badlule ezikoleni ngomzamo wokuzuza amahora endiza ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka.
Izinkampani zezindiza ezinkulu eziningi sezivele zidinga amahora angaphezu kwe-1,500 kubo bobabili abashayeli bezindiza, kodwa abathwali bezifunda bavame ukuqasha abashayeli bezindiza abanokuhlangenwe nakho okuncane futhi babakhokhele amaholo aphansi.
Umthethosivivinywa awuzixazululi zonke izinkinga zokuphepha eziphakanyiswe ukuphahlazeka kweBuffalo. Uhambo lokuya emsebenzini olubanga ukukhathala oludala ukukhathala, isibonelo, alunakwa.
“Miningi imibuzo ephakanyiswe. Asinaso isixazululo sabo bonke,” kusho uSen. Bryon Dorgan, DN.D., usihlalo wethimba leSigele lezokundiza.
Phakathi kwezinye izinkinga zokuphepha, lo mthethosivivinywa uzovimbela abashayeli bezindiza ukuthi basebenzise ama-laptops nezinye izinto zikagesi ezisendlini yabalindi, okuyimpendulo yesigameko sango-Okthoba lapho indiza yaseNorthwest Airlines eyayithwele abagibeli abangu-144 yandiza ngaphezu kwamamayela ayi-100 idlula lapho yayilibangise khona eMinneapolis ngenkathi indiza indiza. abashayeli bezindiza ababili bebesebenza kumalaptop abo.
Lo mthethosivivinywa uzophinda kabili imvamisa yokuhlolwa kwe-FAA kwazo zonke iziteshi zokulungisa nokulungisa izindiza zakwamanye amazwe ezisebenza ezindizeni zaseMelika, okudinga kabili ngonyaka esikhundleni sonyaka.
Izinkampani zezindiza zazivame ukwenza cishe wonke umsebenzi omkhulu wokulungisa nokulungisa zisebenzisa izisebenzi zazo. Emashumini amabili eminyaka adlule, baye banikeza umsebenzi ngokwandayo eziteshini zokulungisa zasekhaya nezangaphandle ezisebenzisa umsebenzi oshibhile, ongekho emthethweni.
