maintenance

This weekend, we look at how iPad helped a Canadian cross the US border, US airlines passing new European environmental fees along to passengers and the shift in airline outsourcing to offshore maintenance facilities.

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Do Southwest Airlines’ recent maintenance problems, which led to widespread aircraft inspections, make you think twice about flying?

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The rumored massive FAA fine against American Airlines for maintenance violations back in April of 2008 has been announced — try on $24.2 million on for size.

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Boeing likely to scrap 787-3, planes with maintenance problems still flying, Chicago granted extension for Midway privatization

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According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) data American Airlines (AA) has been experiencing in-flight engine shutdowns far more than other domestic airlines. A pilots’ union notes that the AA “engine incident rate is 15 percent higher than our nearest competitor, Delta.”

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Is the FAA changing the rules on airlines when it comes to airworthiness directives?

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