New Aircraft To Be Operated Under Long-Term Contract For
Customer British Airways World Cargo By Atlas Affiliate Global
Supply Systems
Apparently one was not enough ... Atlas Air has taken delivery
of its second and third Boeing 747-8 Freighters. The aircraft are
part of Atlas Air's order of nine 747-8Fs with Boeing.
The FAA Whistleblowers Alliance (FWA) has come forward to take
credit for the White House petition to draft retired US Airways
Captain Chesley Sullenburger for the position of FAA
Administrator. An official FWA statement on the group's blog says,
in part, "the FAA, we are sad to say, is a broken agency."
Asks That Late-Night Flights Be Redirected Away From
Residential Areas
Washington D.C.'s representative to Congress has written a
letter to the FAA reroute air traffic during construction at
Washington Reagan National Airport (KDCA), saying noise from the
jets on approach to the airport is affecting the health of the
residents living in the flight path.
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