Printed for the use of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 23-659 WASHINGTON : 1989 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION GLENN M. ANDERSON, California, Chairman ROBERT A. ROE, New Jersey JOHN PAUL HAMMERSCHMIDT, Arkansas NORMAN Y. MINETA, California BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota ARLAN STANGELAND, Minnesota HENRY J. NOWAK, New York WILLIAM F. CLINGER, JR., Pennsylvania NICK JOE RAHALL II, West Virginia GUY V. MOLINARI, New York DOUGLAS APPLEGATE, Ohio BOB MCEWEN, Ohio RON DE LUGO, Virgin Islands THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin GUS SAVAGE, Mlinois RON PACKARD, California DOUGLAS H. BOSCO, California SHERWOOD BOEHLERT, New York ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania JIM LIGHTFOOT, Iowa JOE KOLTER, Pennsylvania DENNIS HASTERT, Illinois TIM VALENTINE, North Carolina JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York CASS BALLENGER, North Carolina WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois FRED UPTON, Michigan PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana BILL EMERSON, Missouri JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR., Ohio LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho LOUISE M. SLAUGHTER, New York JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee JOHN LEWIS, Georgia MEL HANCOCK, Missouri PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon CHRISTOPHER COX, California BILL GRANT, Florida SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota, Chairman JOE KOLTER, Pennsylvania WILLIAM F. CLINGER, JR., Pennsylvania RON DE LUGO, Virgin Islands BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon ARLAN STANGELAND, Minnesota JIMMY HAYES, Louisiana GUY V. MOLINARI, New York GREG LAUGHLIN, Texas BOB MCEWEN, Ohio NORMAN Y. MINETA, California THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin DOUGLAS H. BOSCO, California RON PACKARD, California TIM VALENTINE, North Carolina SHERWOOD BOEHLERT, New York EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York JIM LIGHTFOOT, Iowa WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana CASS BALLENGER, North Carolina JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR., Ohio JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee LOUISE M. SLAUGHTER, New York MEL HANCOCK, Missouri DAVID E. SKAGGS, Colorado JOHN PAUL HAMMERSCHMIDT, Arkansas BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee (ex officio) (ex officio) (II) CONTENTS Broderick, Anthony J., Associate Administrator for Regulation and Certifica- 36 Driscoll, Edward J., president and chief executive officer, National Air Carri- er Association, accompanied by John S. Frederickson, executive vice presi- dent, Regional Airline Association; Glenn Davis, technical services manag- er, Precision Valley Airlines; Norm Dargie, senior vice president, mainte- nance and engineering, Evergreen International Airlines; Brent Robinson, vice president, government operations, Worldcorp, Inc.; Terry Reimer, vice president, maintenance and engineering, American Trans Air; and Ronald Wickens, vice president, heavy maintenance and engineering, Federal Ex- press Corp., accompanied by Dennis J. Marshall, managing director, air- frame heavy maintenance and engineering, Federal Express Corp........... 240 Inhofe, Hon. James M., a Representative in Congress from Oklahoma.. 15 accompanied by Marion Finley, inspector of American Airlines, and Arthur 96 Lantos, Hon. Tom, a Representative in Congress from California. Larson, Alan, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic and Busi- ness Affairs, Department of State.......... Mineta, Hon. Norman Y., a Representative in Congress from California .... 12 Peel, Robert, general manager, technical affairs, Association of European Airlines, accompanied by Ray Glenister, engineering quality manager, Brit- ish Airways; Dr. Rolf Stuessel, senior vice president, engineering, Lufthansa German Airlines; and Susan B. Jollie, counsel, Orient Airline Association .... 335 Pelosi, Hon. Nancy, a Representative in Congress from California... Powers, Linda, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Services, International Trade Association, Department of Commerce... Robeson, Robert E., vice president, civil aviation, Aerospace Industries Asso- ciation, accompanied by James Cudd, director of program and business management, overhaul and repair operations, United Technologies, Pratt & Whitney; Jack Wires, vice president, quality assurance, Boeing Airplane Co.; W.E. Vanduyne, general manager, aircraft engine group, field service operation, General Electric Co.; and John Alexander, general man- ager, special products and services, Douglas Aircraft Co..... Shane, Jeffrey N., Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, 35, 36 Synar, Hon. Mike, a Representative in Congress from Oklahoma.. Watkins, Hon. Wes, a Representative in Congress from Oklahoma. Wheat, Hon. Alan, a Representative in Congress from Missouri..... Alexander, John, general manager of special products and services, Douglas Aircraft Co., division of McDonnell Douglas Corp., statement.. American Airlines, May 9, 1986 letter to Federal Express....... 328 256 (111) |