Pilots threaten a safety boycott

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The Air Line Pilots Association is threatening to boycott certain airports in protest of a new rule that it says increases the risk of plane collisions. The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed allowing the simultaneous use of crossing runways to reduce delays at some of the busiest airports in the US. The association and the FAA are scheduled to meet on May 16, 2000, to thresh out their differences.

Air Transportation

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FAA, Boeing offer different air traffic fixes

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing Co held separate press conferences in Washington, DC, to showcase two different approaches to upgrading the entire air traffic system. The FAA has formally released a list of programs already underway, called the Evolutionary Operation Plan. Boeing, by contrast, wants to build a network of satellite sthat guide jets, transmit data to the cockpit and keep track of where aircraft fly.

Aircraft Manufacturing, Aircraft, Boeing Co.

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FAA to call for updated 737 recorders

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that it will soon require upgraded data recorders aboard Boeing 747 jets. The move will be made following findings of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) that the jet's rudder system has caused two fatal crashes. According to a NTSB recommendation, a series of improvements, including an improved data recorder, would avert and reduce the chance of a rudder malfunction. The specific time table for the upgrade was not revealed by the agency.

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing, Aircraft Recorders, Flight data recorders

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