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New Jersey Senators have blocked the nomination for FAA chief over a number of issues, are adding aircraft inspections to the list

April 10, 2008 -- WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Frank Lautenberg are taking to task the Federal Aviation Administration’s acting Administrator, Robert Sturgell, in a letter today regarding the massive flight cancellations that have hit air travelers over the past couple of days.    » read more »

To Ensure Technical Compliance With FAA Directive

FORT WORTH , Texas – American Airlines is canceling several hundred flights today to conduct additional inspections of its MD-80 fleet to ensure precise and complete compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration’s airworthiness directive related to the bundling of wires in the aircraft’s wheel wells.

American Airlines MD-80: Photo by Martin Rottler (CC)

These inspections – based on FAA audits – are related to detailed, technical compliance issues and not safety-of-flight issues.    » read more »

August 15, 2007 -- JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri Governor Matt Blunt today issued the following statement on American Airlines announcement:

“I am pleased that American Airlines has called 460 former-TWA flight attendants back to work.

This a positive step in the right direction and I am hopeful that the remaining workers will be called back to duty quickly.

Efficient airline companies staffed by dedicated employees such as these flight attendants are key to maintaining a strong and diverse economy like Missouri’s.”

Source: Missouri Governor

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