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Article: FAA plans to revoke Alaska Airlines' maintenance authority.(The Dallas Morning News)
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- June 2, 2000
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DALLAS _ The Federal Aviation Administration plans to revoke Alaska Airlines' authority to maintain its airplanes after finding serious shortcomings in the airline's maintenance program.
The revocation could eventually force the airline to shut down as one plane after another comes due for maintenance and must be parked, officials said. "We have serious concerns about critical processes, including management effectiveness," said Nick Lacey, director of flight standards for the FAA.
The Seattle-based airline, which operates 89 jetliners, has seven days to provide a plan that might head off the proposed action. If that plan is inadequate, the airline will ...