AD NUMBER: 2005-08-09
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-08-09
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness
directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 747 series airplanes. This
AD requires repetitive detailed inspections for cracks in the
crease beam and adjacent structure of the fuselage, and related
investigative and corrective actions if necessary.
Official Says Subsidies Might Continue If City Reconstitutes
Airport Board
If the city of Wichita, KS, would only reconstitute its airport
authority as an entity completely separate from the city council,
the FAA says it would probably have "no problem" continuing its
multi-million dollar subsidies to AirTran.
As sources tell Time Magazine the US No-Fly list has ballooned
from 19,000 names in September to more than 31,000 this month,
we're learning more about why a KLM flight from Amsterdam to Mexico
City was forbidden to fly in US airspace earlier this month. At the
bottom line, the TSA is now trying to expand its ability to
keep people off commercial flights -- not just in the US, but all
over the world.
Ever been to a bar fight where the two participants spend most
of their time warily circling each other, tossing insults instead
of jabs? That's sort of like the current standoff between the US
and the EU over commercial aviation subsidies. Tempers are short
and you just know someone is going to throw a punch any minute.
AD NUMBER: 2005-08-05
MANUFACTURER: BAE Systems
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-08-05
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness
directive (AD) for all BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream)
Model 4101 airplanes.
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