Labor & Economic News Blog


Tuesday, August 01, 2006

AirTran steps into new role

AirTran steps into new role
It's almost midnight and Brad Brown, 30, is overseeing a crew of 10 mechanics giving an AirTran Airways Boeing 717 a thorough once-over known as an "A check." Two mechanics at the rear of the 124-foot jet replace filters and do other routine engine chores. Another worker opens wing panels. Some are inside the plane, while an inspector points out a chafed wing area that he wants buffed smooth.

 



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