AD NUMBER: 2007-23-18
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-23-18
SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness
directive (AD) that applies to all Boeing Model 747-100B SUD,
747-300, 747-400, and 747-400D series airplanes; and Model 747-200B
seriesairplanes having a stretched upper deck.
Officials with Adam Air, an Indonesian low cost carrier, are
planning a fleet expansion with a plan that could increase its size
from 50-to-60 jets in the next five years, according to AFP. Adam
Air, a privately owned airline operating from Jakarta, began
operation in 2003 and is the largest low fare airline in
Indonesia's market by passenger number.
An apparently inebriated passenger was restrained on a United
Airlines flight and later arrested after threatening to kill the
aircraft's pilot on Wednesday. Damien R. Sexton was charged in
federal court with assaulting a passenger on board a San
Francisco-bound flight after he allegedly stood up in his seat and
blurted out, "I'm going to kill the pilot," according to court
records.
Five United Airlines workers sought medical attention for nausea
and vomiting after the company provided a Thanksgiving meal to
O'Hare employees Thursday. The turkey dinner was offered Thursday
to nearly 3,000 mechanics, baggage handlers and other employees
working the holiday in Chicago.
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