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Article: Alaska Airlines Retools Maintenance Programs as FAA Starts Inspection Blitz.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
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- June 29, 2000
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Jun. 30--The Federal Aviation Administration will conduct a massive inspection of all major airlines as a result of the Jan. 31 Alaska Airlines disaster that killed 88 persons.
In addition, the FAA yesterday approved Alaska Airlines' proposals to improve its maintenance programs, meaning the airline won't be forced to shut down.
"Their plan, quite frankly, looks good," said Nick Lacey, director of the FAA's flight standards service.
The Alaska Airlines tragedy persuaded the agency to conduct a 120-day blitz of inspections of the nine major airlines so it can monitor carriers' safety programs and search for the best maintenance programs in the ...