Rockefeller Warns Passenger Use of Electronic Devices 'Must Not Compromise Safety'
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) said in a statement following the FAA's decision to expand the allowed use of Personal Electronic Devices on board airlines that such use "must not compromise safety."
Company To Produce 47 Single-Aisle Airplanes Per Month, More Than 560 Per Year
Production of 737 airplanes will increase to 47 airplanes per month in 2017, the highest rate ever for Boeing's single-aisle workhorse. Once implemented, the 737 program will build more than 560 airplanes per year, and will have increased output by nearly 50 percent since 2010.
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), which had represented flight attendants on the FAA's Portable Electronic Device (PED) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC), issued a statement Thursday following the announcement of the agency's intention to relax rules for the use of the devices below 10,000 feet.
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