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BrianLaws
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| Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject: Pilots complain airlines restrict fuel to cut cost |
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DO YOU FEEL SAFE? 
I DON'T! 
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By JOAN LOWY, Associated Press Writer Fri Aug 8, 12:23 PM ET
WASHINGTON - Pilots are complaining that their airline bosses, desperate to cut costs, are forcing them to fly uncomfortably low on fuel.
Safety for passengers and crews could be compromised, they say.
The situation got bad enough three years ago, even before the latest surge in fuel prices, that NASA sent a safety alert to federal aviation officials.
No action.
Since then, pilots, flight dispatchers and others have continued to sound off with their own warnings, yet the Federal Aviation Administration says there is no reason to order airlines to back off their effort to keep fuel loads to a minimum.
"We can't dabble in the business policies or the personnel policies of an airline," said FAA spokesman Les Dorr. He said there was no indication safety regulations were being violated. |
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_bi_ge/airlines_fuel |
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