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title: "2 Mary Schiavo Quotes - Famous Lawyer (Flying blind, flying safe)"
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# Mary Schiavo

Lawyer

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Mary Schiavo is a lawyer, best known for *Flying blind, flying safe*.

## Quick Facts About Mary Schiavo

Profession Lawyer

Notable works Flying blind, flying safe

## About Mary Schiavo

Mary Fackler Schiavo is an American lawyer. She was the Inspector General of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) from 1990 to 1996. In 1997, Schiavo wrote Flying Blind, Flying Safe, which was critical of the Federal Aviation Administration.

##  Quotes by Mary Schiavo

> [Unfortunately most accidents are preventable. Planes don't fall out of the sky unless something is wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-schiavo/unfortunately-most-accidents-are-preventable-planes-don-t-fall-out-of/)

[Mary Schiavo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-schiavo/)

[Accidents](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accidents/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/099/mary-schiavo-96900_accidents_unfortunately-most-accidents-are-prevent_56789.png)

> [I go out of my way to stay off commuter planes. I have skipped conferences because I would not fly on marginal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-schiavo/i-go-out-of-my-way-to-stay-off-commuter-planes-i-have-skipped/)

[Mary Schiavo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-schiavo/)

[Airline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/airline/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77d/mary-schiavo-96900_airline_i-go-out-of-my-way-to-stay-off-commuter_1650597.png)

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