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Federal Aviation Administration chief T. Allan McArtor, who has voiced concerns about pilots making too many mistakes, recently got a glimpse of the problem first hand, agency officials said Tuesday. The pilot of the FAA's executive jet, which was carrying McArtor to Memphis, Tenn., last Friday, misunderstood an air traffic controller's order and flew 800 feet below his assigned altitude, they said.

Transportation Secretary Samuel K. Skinner said he will seek strong measures to combat air terrorism but nothing that will put U.S. carriers at a disadvantage in world travel markets. Skinner said at a news conference that he will attend a meeting of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal next week to look for ways to prevent attacks on civilian aviation. Skinner also announced that Federal Aviation Administrator T.

Transportation Secretary Samuel K. Skinner said he will seek strong measures to combat air terrorism but nothing that will put U.S. carriers at a disadvantage in world travel markets. Skinner said at a news conference that he will attend a meeting of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal next week to look for ways to prevent attacks on civilian aviation. Skinner also announced that Federal Aviation Administrator T.

Federal Aviation Administration chief T. Allan McArtor sought to modify federal safety regulations covering air shows last year, according to knowledgeable sources, triggering a dispute among FAA officials over whether he was attempting to erode safety margins. McArtor wanted changes in regulations that, among other things, forbid stunt flying over spectators at low altitudes.

Federal Aviation Administration chief T. Allan McArtor criticized airline executives Tuesday for worrying too much about profits and losses and not enough about good service, safety and security issues. But, in a speech summarizing his agency's planned actions to blunt "today's crisis in aviation," he said the FAA also is considering a plan to allow airlines to assume a greater role in inspecting their own maintenance and operational activities.

Federal Aviation Administration chief T. Allan McArtor said Monday that he has ordered a special safety inspection of the nation's aircraft manufacturing industry. The review, which is to begin next month, will target about 40 of the 1,300 U.S. firms that manufacture airplanes and airplane parts. McArtor insisted that the effort was not prompted by a particular safety problem or manufacturer. Rather, he said, "there is a need for a fresh look at the civil aircraft manufacturing environment."

T. Allan McArtor, acknowledging public anxiety about air travel safety and airline service, took over Monday as head of the Federal Aviation Administration and warned carriers they must operate safely or be banned from the nation's airspace. McArtor, who had been a senior vice president of Federal Express, said also that he would help the FAA improve its image with the flying public. He added: "Telling a better story cannot be enough.

The Federal Aviation Administration Friday imposed regulations requiring airlines to limit carry-on baggage and make certain that items are properly stored before a jetliner leaves the boarding gate. The agency said that "too much baggage is being taken aboard some flights (and) being stowed improperly, creating unsafe conditions," because airlines have become "lax in their compliance" with existing baggage requirements.

The biggest obstacle facing aviation is the noise restrictions that hamper expansion of existing airports and the building of new ones, the head of the Federal Aviation Adminstration said Thursday. Acknowledging the chronic flight delays and record numbers of near-collisions that have plagued the nation's air transport system recently, FAA Administrator T.

Voicing concern over the "routine professionalism" of commercial flight crews, T. Allan McArtor, the new head of the Federal Aviation Administration, said Sunday that the nation's airlines need to promote more vigilance about cockpit safety procedures.

The biggest obstacle facing aviation is the noise restrictions that hamper expansion of existing airports and the building of new ones, the head of the Federal Aviation Adminstration said Thursday. Acknowledging the chronic flight delays and record numbers of near-collisions that have plagued the nation's air transport system recently, FAA Administrator T.

Federal Aviation Administration chief T. Allan McArtor said Monday that he has ordered a special safety inspection of the nation's aircraft manufacturing industry. The review, which is to begin next month, will target about 40 of the 1,300 U.S. firms that manufacture airplanes and airplane parts. McArtor insisted that the effort was not prompted by a particular safety problem or manufacturer. Rather, he said, "there is a need for a fresh look at the civil aircraft manufacturing environment."

Federal Aviation Administration chief T. Allan McArtor criticized airline executives Tuesday for worrying too much about profits and losses and not enough about good service, safety and security issues. But, in a speech summarizing his agency's planned actions to blunt "today's crisis in aviation," he said the FAA also is considering a plan to allow airlines to assume a greater role in inspecting their own maintenance and operational activities.

Federal Aviation Administration chief T. Allan McArtor, who has voiced concerns about pilots making too many mistakes, recently got a glimpse of the problem first hand, agency officials said Tuesday. The pilot of the FAA's executive jet, which was carrying McArtor to Memphis, Tenn., last Friday, misunderstood an air traffic controller's order and flew 800 feet below his assigned altitude, they said.

Voicing concern over the "routine professionalism" of commercial flight crews, T. Allan McArtor, the new head of the Federal Aviation Administration, said Sunday that the nation's airlines need to promote more vigilance about cockpit safety procedures.

In a move that dramatically curtails the freedom of private pilots, the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday issued an emergency order expanding the controlled airspace around Los Angeles International Airport. The order, announced in Washington by new FAA chief T. Allan McArtor, came in the wake of a reported near-collision between an American Airlines jetliner and a private plane over Santa Monica Tuesday.

Federal Aviation Administration chief T. Allan McArtor sought to modify federal safety regulations covering air shows last year, according to knowledgeable sources, triggering a dispute among FAA officials over whether he was attempting to erode safety margins. McArtor wanted changes in regulations that, among other things, forbid stunt flying over spectators at low altitudes.

In a move that dramatically curtails the freedom of private pilots, the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday issued an emergency order expanding the controlled airspace around Los Angeles International Airport. The order, announced in Washington by new FAA chief T. Allan McArtor, came in the wake of a reported near-collision between an American Airlines jetliner and a private plane over Santa Monica Tuesday.

T. Allan McArtor, acknowledging public anxiety about air travel safety and airline service, took over Monday as head of the Federal Aviation Administration and warned carriers they must operate safely or be banned from the nation's airspace. McArtor, who had been a senior vice president of Federal Express, said also that he would help the FAA improve its image with the flying public. He added: "Telling a better story cannot be enough.

The Federal Aviation Administration Friday imposed regulations requiring airlines to limit carry-on baggage and make certain that items are properly stored before a jetliner leaves the boarding gate. The agency said that "too much baggage is being taken aboard some flights (and) being stowed improperly, creating unsafe conditions," because airlines have become "lax in their compliance" with existing baggage requirements.