|
|
Article: FAA Says It May Ground Alaska Airlines Planes; Agency Targets Maintenance Practices
- Article from:
- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- June 3, 2000
- Author:
CopyrightThis material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information)
|
Federal airline safety regulators, alarmed by Alaska Airlines'
maintenance procedures and record-keeping, today proposed prohibiting
the carrier from returning any plane to the sky after routine work at
its two repair facilities.
The extraordinary threat by the Federal Aviation Administration
against the airline, one of the nation's 10 largest carriers, follows
an investigation this spring that found substandard documentation and
inspections of its aircraft maintenance. The FAA launched the probe
after an Alaska Airlines jetliner en route from Mexico to Seattle
crashed into the Pacific on Jan. 31, killing all 88 people on board.
"We have serious concerns about critical processes, including ...