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...plane designated Flight 800 was one of the oldest Boeing 747s in use. N93119 was the 153rd 747 to come off the Boeing production line in Renton, Washington, in 1971. At one point, it had been set aside for Eastern Airlines; then it was supposed to become part of prerevolutionary Iran's official fleet. But it ended up with TWA. N93119 has flown all over the world, but in recent months it has served as a transatlantic carrier, flying mainly from Washington and New York City to Paris and points in the Mediterranean, including Tel Aviv and Athens...
...officials admitted today they were investigating suspected sabotage of Tower Air's fleet at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The charter airline says there have been five incidents of sabotage to its Boeing 747s in the past three months. Newsday, which broke the story, today reported that investigators have not ruled out terrorism as a motive because Tower Air flies to Israel. Another possibility: disgruntled workers.Post your opinion on theScience & Technologybulletin board...
American firms insist they must build plants in the world's most populous market or watch rivals wing off with the business. Boeing, which sold 52 jetliners to Chinese carriers last year, expects that its Xian alliance will help boost sales of 747s and other planes to Chinese buyers. "We're trying to protect the largest number of jobs now and in the future," says spokesman Dave Jensen. "We try to give a little and gain...
...pins" that connect engines to the wings of Boeing jumbo jets are a possible culprit. As yet, there is no evidence linking fuse pins and the crash. But a similar crash in China last December led to a Federal Aviation Administration directive requiring fuse-pin inspection on early-model 747s. (See related story on page...
None of those 15 damaged pins have caused an accident, but their discovery prompted Boeing to call a meeting to discuss fuse-pin inspection with airlines using 747s and the Federal Aviation Administration. Boeing told officials of large and small airlines about the problem at a meeting of the Air Transport Association of America in Seattle last month. "We gave the operators some history of the problem and how the inspections should be made," says Boeing spokesman Christopher Villiers...