Jan 7 Reuters – Fire broke out on an empty Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner jet parked at a gate in Boston on Monday, putting safety concerns about the new, carbon-composite jet back in the spotlight and drawing attention from federal investigators.Officials said the fire started when a battery in the Japan Airlines Co Ltd jet’s …
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Continental Overturns Manslaughter Verdict on Concorde Crash – Businessweek
Continental Airlines Inc. won a bid to overturn its manslaughter conviction for the deaths of 113 people in the crash of Air France’s Concorde supersonic jet 12 years ago.The appeals court in Versailles, near Paris, reversed the 2010 guilty verdict in a ruling today, while holding the carrier and two employees civilly responsible for the …
American Adding Seat Locks In 49 Planes – Airwise News
American Airlines is adding secondary locking devices to the seats of 49 of its Boeing 767s, as a precaution, because they have the same seat configuration as its 757s that had seats come loose in flight this month. The airline said in a memo to employees that the US Federal Aviation Administration had approved its …
Airline Security Workers Say They Are Rushed – NYTimes.com
Workers at J.F.K. say security inspections are rushed. Mohamed, an airport security worker for Global Elite Group, said a focus on speed is jeopardizing passenger safety. After passengers exit each plane at John F. Kennedy International Airport, squads of caterers and cleaners troop on and prepare the aircraft for the next flight. Once cleared of …