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Article: `SLOPPINESS' COULD GROUND ALASKA AIRLINES FAA CITES POOR RECORD-KEEPING, MAINTENANCE OVERSIGHT
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- June 3, 2000
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Citing about 150 instances of "sloppiness" in record-keeping and
maintenance oversight at Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation
Administration officials said yesterday they are prepared to prohibit
the airline from performing major maintenance work on its own planes.
Unless the Seattle-based airline improves its maintenance system
and oversight, the prohibition could lead to the grounding of Alaska
Airlines' 89-plane fleet, one aircraft at a time, as the planes are
scheduled to receive heavy maintenance.
The unprecedented proposal gives Alaska Airlines seven days to
respond. If an adequate remedy cannot be found within 30 days after
that, the FAA will bar the airline from doing the heavy ...