The target: bundled wiring for Boeing MD-80 planes at American Airlines and other carriers.
The MD-80 was carrying 98 passengers, two pilots and three flight attendants, Heires said.
American Airlines said it has already installed prototypes of the devices on an MD-80 and a Boeing 757.
The airliner was a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, a company now part of Boeing.
While no specifics have been released about the plane that crashed, Dana Air said its fleet consists of Boeing MD-83 aircraft.
Honestly, I would be surprised if there were even enough meals on that MD-88 that day, let alone enough salads lol.
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According to news reports, the MD-83 was involved in a minor safety incident in August 2006 among others when Alaska Airlines operated the plane.
Seven of these accidents resulted in zero fatalities while the biggest crash of the year killed 154 people (Spanair Flight JK5022 on a Boeing MD-82).
What industry experts question is why, until now, inspections of bundled wiring have never been much of a concern during the quarter-century MD-80's have been flying.
"Either every MD-80 has been flying unsafely for the past 25 years, or this is just grandstanding, " says Michael Boyd, an industry consultant in Evergreen, Colo.
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And aside from making a few MD-80s for McDonnell Douglas between 1985 and 1994, the closest China comes to being a manufacturer of big-league commercial aircraft is the Airbus assembly plant in Tianjin, where it puts together A320s from kits.
Long before he became the bleeding edge of the green building industry, David Borchardt, the Chief Sustainability Officer at Rockville, MD-based Tower Companies, earned his spurs cleaning up many of the most polluted Cold War weapons sites in the United States.
In a letter to employees, AMR Chief Executive Gerard Arpey said the company indeed plans to upgrade its fleet, by taking delivery of 47 new Boeing 737-800 planes to replace some of the old MD-80s and also by upgrading the existing fleets of 737-300s and 777's with more business-class interiors, particularly for its New York-to-Europe runs.
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In a letter to employees, AMR Chief Executive Gerard Arpey said the company indeed plans to upgrade its fleet, by taking delivery of 47 new Boeing (nyse: BA - news - people ) 737-800 planes to replace some of the old MD-80s and also by upgrading the existing fleets of 737-300s and 777's with more business-class interiors, particularly for its New York-to-Europe runs.
Late yesterday, Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Mark Warner (D-VA) and Jim Webb (D-VA) wrote a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), urging the use a pro forma session of Congress in order to offer a solution.
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Project co-ordinator, and PowerSmart MD, Mike Basset-Smith said that the move represented a "milestone of huge importance" for Tokelau, as it would now be able to spend more on social welfare.
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Digital media enthusiasts will appreciate the entertainment-ready MD Series with a 16:9 aspect ratio and high-definition 15.6-inch widescreen display that vibrantly delivers a first-rate viewing experience.
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