He served as an instructor and Air Line Pilots Association safety chairman, accident investigator and national technical committee member, according to a biography on the site.

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He was an instructor and Air Line Pilots Association safety chairman, accident investigator and national technical committee member, according to a biography on the Web site of his company.

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Onshore studies show that around 60% of major accident incidents are related to technical integrity, and of these half have ageing as a contributory factor.

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But the panel also identifies non-technical factors that it says likely contributed to the accident.

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"As electric vehicles enter the marketplace in greater numbers, it's an appropriate time to recognize best practices that facilitate a safe response when these vehicles are in an accident, " said Todd Mackintosh, chairman of the SAE technical committee that issued the report earlier this month.

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