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August 24, 2005

Despite Assurances, NWA FAs Worry About Safety

Strike-Burdened Managers Say... Don't Worry Northwest Airlines' flight attendants who are crossing picket lines set up by striking mechanics on this fourth day of job action, say they're worried about the safety of the aircraft they fly in. The FAs are flooding their own union's phone lines with complaints about what they see when they watch mechanics work on their planes.

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Two More Survivors Found After Peru Crash

Search Continues

As recovery teams in Peru continued the grim task of trying to account for all those aboard a Peruvian 737 that went down in a swamp less than two miles from its destination, the number of survivors went up by two Wednesday. That brings to 59 the number of passengers who were able to get out of the wreckage alive.

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AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2005-17-08 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-17-08 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A321 series airplanes.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2005-17-09 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-17-09 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Boeing Model 747, 757, 767, and 777 series airplanes.

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AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2005-17-07 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-17-07 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A320-111 airplanes and Model A320-200 series airplanes. This AD requires doing a one-time general visual inspection of the axle nut on each main landing gear (MLG) wheel for the presence of locking bolts and associated hardware; doing any related investigative and corrective actions as applicable; and submitting an inspection report to the manufacturer.

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AD: SAAB

AD NUMBER: 2005-17-10 MANUFACTURER: SAAB SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-17-10 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Saab Model SAAB 2000 airplanes.

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Aero-News Alert: Peruvian Airliner Down

As many as 70 passengers are feared dead in Tuesday's crash of an airliner in the jungles of northeastern Peru, the fifth crash worldwide of a commercial airliner this month.

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Mass(ive) Appeal: UPS Orders Eight New 747 Freighters

That Makes 21 Orders For The Boeing Jumbo Jet

UPS says it's ordered eight 747-400 freighters, bringing to 21 the total number of jumbo jets ordered so far this year. That's a far cry from the three that were ordered in 2003 and more than twice the ten that were ordered last year.

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Sun Country Is Watching You

Airline Installs Cameras On Its Planes

Well, you knew it was coming. In these days of reinforced cockpit doors and puffer-sniffer portals in the terminal, you knew eventually that Big Brother would be watching you.

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