The Nation - News from May 9, 1986

Federal aviation officials demanded that Eastern Airlines pay the full $9.5-million fine for maintenance violations and said that, unless payment is received by next Friday, they will ask the Justice Department to prosecute. “They’re not going to get it,” said Jerry Cosley, Eastern vice president for communications. Eastern Chairman Frank Borman earlier advised the agency that the carrier would exercise its legal rights to challenge the allegations resulting from a recent Federal Aviation Administration inspection of Eastern’s maintenance operations. The maintenance problems have been rectified since, the FAA said.