"This is just a foretaste of what the summer may hold, and we've
got to bring all our assets to bear on this. Fires are burning, and
you've got to pull all the fire alarms."
Source: Congressman JD Hayworth (R-AZ), urging
President Bush to authorize the FAA to inspect and reinstate 33
aerial firefighting tankers grounded when the Forest Service
abruptly cancelled their contracts. The FAA has agreed to conduct
emergency inspections on the grounded aircraft, but has not yet set
forth a timetable for doing so and has not indicated what action,
if any, might be taken when the results of those inspections are
in.
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