|
|
Article: Alaska Airlines and FAA inspecting MD-80 fleet.
- Article from:
- Airline Industry Information
- Article date:
- April 10, 2008
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2008 M2 Communications Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
Alaska Airlines has revealed it is carrying out inspections of its nine MD-80s with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ensure precise, complete compliance with an FAA airworthiness directive which relates to wire bundling in the wheel wells of the aircraft.
The airline said it cancelled three flights on 8 April and 14 on 9 April in order to conduct the inspections, which are focused on technical specifications and not safety-of-flight issues.
According to Alaska Airlines, the MD-80s will return to ...