Machinists in Wichita voted Saturday to accept the latest
five-year labor offer from Mid-Western Aircraft Systems by a large
majority. Eighty-nine percent of members voting decided in favor of
the new contract.
The NTSB preliminary report indicates the co-pilot of the US
Airways 737 may have prevented an accident that surely would have
killed hundreds of people. The near miss that occurred on June 9th
between the US Airways jet and an Aer Lingus A330 was caused by
controller error.
Gay Wilson was sentenced to five years in federal prison Friday
for writing a bomb note and interfering with a flight crew. US
District Court Judge Todd J. Campbell declined her request to
withdraw from the plea agreement that Wilson had accepted in
March.
AD NUMBER: 2005-13-24
MANUFACTURER: AvCraft Aerospace GmbH
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-13-24
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness
directive (AD) for all AvCraft Dornier Model 328-100 airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2005-13-20
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-13-20
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness
directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 747-400, -400D, -400F;
767-200, -300, -300F; and 777-200 and -300 series airplanes.
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