FAA wants air carriers to boost aviation information sharing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) met with airline CEOs on Wednesday asking air carriers to boost information sharing to help boost safety and detect potential trends earlier.

FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker convened a meeting with airline CEOs today, the agency said, to "ensure the aviation industry continues expanding safety management systems and finding ways to share information transparently to minimize risk and advance safety." Air carriers share information like maintenance issues through the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST), a government-aviation industry partnership founded in 1997.

(Reporting by David Shepardson)