Despite inspectors' reports of 15 incidents of "dry" jackscrews
since 2003 on Alaska Airlines' fleet of 26 MD-80 airliners, FAA
investigators announced Friday the airline is complying with
regulations for maintaining the critical part.
Public Hearings On February 9, And Another Date Ahead
There are public hearings coming up in February on the subject
of transportation security. The two relevant hearings of the US
Senate Full Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation
will take place on February 9th at 10 in the morning, and on a date
yet to be announced (this second hearing was originally scheduled
for the afternoon of February 9th).
As forecasted by AIR, Inc. the airline industry hired more than
10,000 pilots in 2005. The Nationals lead the way by adding 3,193
pilots, followed by the Majors with 2,498, the jet Operators with
1,592, and the Non-Jet Operators with 1,480.
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