In recommendations issued Monday, the NTSB said the FAA
should:
Require all 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 and 135 air
carriers to incorporate bounced landing recovery techniques in
their flight manuals and to teach these techniques during initial
and recurrent training. (A-05-30)
Continental Airlines Resumes Houston Operations In Aftermath Of
Hurricane Rita
Continental Airlines says it's resumed operations at its Houston
hub in the aftermath of hurricane Rita and is reporting excellent
operational reliability.
Some To Be Let Go Just Months After They Were Re-Hired
Northwest Airlines, looking for any way possible to slim down
and regroup following its recent filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy,
announced last week it will lay off 1,400 flight attendants --
approximately one-sixth its current force -- by January 2006.
Described as a potential challenger to foreign
manufacturers' dominance of the Chinese airliner market, China is
set to begin trial production next year of its ARJ-21 passenger
jet, state media reported on Friday.
The next time you're stuck at the airport for a few hours due to
a delayed aircraft, you can at least be grateful you weren't on
Northwest Airlines Flight 19 last week. The B747-400 scheduled to
leave Minneapolis Thursday afternoon finally left on its flight to
Tokyo's Narita Airport Saturday morning -- almost two days
late.
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