Topic: Transportation and Logistics Sector
Recession hurting cruise ship builders
AP Features
Ship builders fear downsizing, or worse, if cruise companies don't order more vesselsThe cruise industry is rebounding, but not for the companies who build the increasingly elaborate ships. Executives from the major European shipyards say they're not getting enough orders to keep busy and profitable. Though cruise bookings ...
FAA faulted on Southwest Airlines
Reuters US Online Report Business News
(Reuters) - A government watchdog faulted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for allowing Southwest Airlines Co to fly jets that had not undergone mandatory maintenance work, violating stipulated safety rules, the Wall Street Journal said. The Office of Special Counsel said on Thursday that the company failed to complete certain required ...
US plans 300,000-dollar fine against American Airlines
AFP American Edition
US aviation authorities on Thursday sought a 300,000-dollar fine against American Airlines, alleging a maintenance violation that affected five commercial flights. The Federal Aviation Administration said it was proposing the civil penalty after American Airlines mechanics allegedly deferred maintenance on a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 plane on February 2, 2009 ...
FAA: Ariz pilot who crashed had 2 other accidents
AP News
FAA: Pilot who crashed experimental plane south of Phoenix had 2 previous accidentsA pilot who crashed an experimental airplane in the Arizona desert this week had two previous accidents and did not have the required medical certificate to fly a plane, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said Thursday. FAA records ...
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