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Airlines insist that safety has always been their top priority. Says United President James Hartigan: "A good, tough safety program is not only morally right, it's also good business." United, the largest U.S. carrier, opened four new maintenance centers last year, bringing the number to 17, and equipped each...
Even the newest equipment can fail, however, if it is not properly repaired and maintained. The 747 that struck a mountain in Japan apparently lost control of its rear navigation system. Boeing has since acknowledged that a repair of the back hull, which it performed seven years before the accident...
How qualified are the pilots who fly the U.S. commercial fleet? The rapid growth of airlines since deregulation has created a need for more people in the cockpit, and major airlines have raided commuter carriers for some of their top personnel. In addition, a few pilots are jumping from one...
Another subject that raises questions is U.S. air-traffic controllers. "We're on the border in air-traffic control," says Russell Ray Jr., president of San Diego-based Pacific Southwest Airlines (P.S.A.). "It's getting close." Some 14,000 controllers now direct U.S. air travel, down 13% from the size...
Passenger cabins are also becoming safer. Under FAA orders, all U.S. airlines will equip their fleets with more fire-retardant seat cushions over the next two years. By next spring the aircraft will have improved fire extinguishers and smoke detectors, and by year's end they will get emergency floor...