Alaska Airlines -- Jackscrew Test Update.Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 2000 Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALK ALK Alkohol (German: alcohol) ALK Alkaline ALK Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase ALK Automatisierte Liegenschaftskarte ALK Activin Receptor-Like Kinase ALK Alkylation ALK Srilankan Airlines (ICAO code) ) As of 11:00 AM, Friday, August 04, 2000: -- 17 planes required rechecks of the jackscrew jackscrew: see screw. endplay end·play n. A play in bridge that forces an opponent to lead and results in the opponents' losing one or more tricks that they would have won had they not been leading. tr.v. test. -- 12 of those aircraft have already been checked and been returned to service. -- The remaining five (5) are expected to be returned to service by 3:00 PM (Pacific Time) today. -- All measurements with the manufacturer's tool have been consistent with the measurements by the Alaska tool - all within acceptable tolerances. -- In order to complete the testing, Alaska canceled 19 flights last night (08/03), and 29 flights today (08/04). -- Alaska has added additional flights to its schedule and turned some non-stop flights to one-stop flights in order to accommodate passengers. -- Alaska expects to be back to normal operation by late this afternoon. |
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