Congressmen James Oberstar, (D-MN) and Peter DeFazio, (D-OR)
want a closer look at regional airline safety, in the wake of the
January, 2003 crash of an Air Midwest Beechcraft 1900 just after it
departed the runway at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
Atlanta-Bound Delta Flights Delayed Up To Six Hours
We here at Aero-News Net are firm believers in the theory of
"percussive maintenance."
In other words, we believe that any computer glitch can be resolved
with the use of a ball-peen hammer.
Maybe that's what Delta Airlines needed over the weekend, as a
computer problem caused flights to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson
International to be delayed by more than six hours.
Boeing last week delivered its last new 757-300 passenger
airplane to Continental Airlines Chairman and CEO Gordon Bethune
and about 100 Continental employees and guests.
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