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  • May 2008

    • FAA Questions American's Lightning Safety

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 16, 08 1:40 PM CDT

      FAA Questions American's Lightning Safety

      The 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 to tweak safety standards, reports the Wall Street Journal. More »

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      airline industry  • American Airlines  • FAA  • airline safety  • inspection  • lightning

  • April 2008

    • Washington Vows Better Airline Safety

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 18, 08 9:06 PM CDT

      Washington Vows Better Airline Safety

      Today 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 after learning of lax inspections on Southwest Airlines planes last month. More »

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      American Airlines  • FAA  • airline safety  • flight cancellation  • inspection  • regulations  • Mary Peters

    • American Gets Half of MD-80s Flying

      newser  |  Fort Worth Star-Telegram  |  Apr 11, 08 6:55 PM CDT

      American Gets Half of MD-80s Flying

      American 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 3,000 flights, saying, "We were not in technical compliance, and that is our failure.” More »

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      American Airlines  • FAA  • flight cancellation  • inspection  • Boeing MD-80  • Gerard Arpey  • Transport Workers Union

    • FAA Too Cozy With Airlines, Whistle-Blowers Say

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Apr 4, 08 2:50 PM CDT

      FAA Too Cozy With Airlines, Whistle-Blowers Say

      An 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 testified.  More »

    • Southwest Tried to Cover Up Safety Issues: Inspectors

      newser  |  CNN  |  Apr 3, 08 9:53 AM CDT

      Southwest Tried to Cover Up Safety Issues: Inspectors

      Southwest 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 say. And Southwest was asking those superiors to remove one troublesome inspector from the case, CNN reports. More »

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      airline industry  • FAA  • airline safety  • Southwest Airlines  • inspection

  • March 2008
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  • August 2007

    • UN Finds Iran Nuke Progress Slow

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Aug 30, 07 3:12 PM CDT

      UN Finds Iran Nuke Progress Slow

      The UN's nuclear watchdog says Iran’s uranium enrichment is progressing slowly, Reuters reports, a finding that will likely dim American efforts to impose new sanctions. “Iran made a fast start but then there was a leveling off,” said an official of the IAEA, whose report debunked Iran's claims that it has "industrial capacity" to enrich uranium. More »

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      Iran  • United Nations  • uranium  • nuclear proliferation  • nuclear  • inspection  • IAEA

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