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Last week the Federal Aviation Administration proposed a rule requiring airlines to shore up their older 737s by replacing the 7,200 rivets on each plane's fuselage. "It's time to fix design weaknesses rather than continuing to inspect for flaws," said Anthony Broderick of the FAA. "It is a fundamental shift in our way of operating." Safety experts predicted that the ruling would eventually be extended to other aircraft that are 25 years old or older...
...enormous boon to Boeing, which has been reeling from a spate of bad publicity. An Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 ripped open over - Hawaii last month, and several airlines have voiced concerns about quality control on production of the Seattle-based company's 747 and 767 models. ILFC ordered 78 737s, nine 757s, nine 767s and four 747s for $3.7 billion. Europe's Airbus, which has been making inroads in the U.S. market, expressed satisfaction with its $1.3 billion share of the ILFC contract. The only real loser was St. Louis-based McDonnell Douglas. It too bid for the order...
Fearful that similar planes could be equally vulnerable to disaster, the FAA called for inspections of all 737s that have made more than 30,000 takeoffs and landings, which included as many as 291 jets operated by U.S. carriers. Of those planes, 36 that have racked up more than 55,000 landings were prohibited from flying above 23,000 ft. until they could be thoroughly checked out. At higher altitudes, the cabin must be pressurized to a greater extent and more strain is put on the fuselage. Among those airlines most severely affected by last week's ruling were American...
...more than 1.7 billion passengers and flown more than 10 billion miles. But last week the venerable plane was suddenly the most infamous and scrutinized of jetliners, as the Federal Aviation Administration ordered U.S. airlines to conduct special inspections for cracks and other signs of metal fatigue on older 737s...
...among them Lufthansa, KLM, SAS and Swissair, have been investing heavily in new planes and seem to be driven by what an industry expert describes as a "Germanic passion for technical perfection." Lufthansa, which already has a fleet averaging just 6.2 years old, last March ordered 20 new Boeing 737s and took options on 20 more at a potential cost of $1 billion. Also renowned: Australia's Qantas, which has not had a single fatal accident in more than 30 years, and Singapore Airlines, whose planes average less than four years old. JAL, in the aftermath of its 747 wreck...