Maintenance crews performing a test run-up on an American
Airlines Boeing 767-200 Friday at Los Angeles International Airport
were startled when the airliner's left engine caught fire, sending
debris across several taxiways and forcing the closure of Runway
25R for about two hours.
The following is a statement from FAA Administrator Marion
Blakey, on the passing of the congressional deadline for
modification of the FAA's final contract offer to the National Air
Traffic Controllers Association submitted April 5.
A plan to force commercial aircraft using Edinburgh Airport to
switch to quieter aircraft engines may levy fines against RAF and
vintage aircraft for engine noise.
Now coming up on its fourth year of existence, the European
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is still waiting for the aviation
industry to figure out, exactly, what role the agency is expected
to fill.
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