Plane Maintenance
* Re “Mechanics Say Alaska Air Rushed Jets,” May 22: There is nothing unusual about Alaska Airlines. Airplanes are like machine tools: If they’re not running, they’re losing money. Management of any airline wants them back in the air ASAP. Having run an airline maintenance company, I speak from experience. Once, a plane was in such bad shape that I made my crew remove the wheels so that the airline couldn’t move it. The airline was not pleased.
CARL HOKANSON
Los Angeles
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