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Aging MD-80 Jet Operated by Allegiant Sparks FAA Scrutiny
At The Eastern Iowa Airport a 1986 MD-83 with tail N427M, on a Florida to Cedar Rapids route, highlights aging aircraft issues. FAA notes 51,344 airframe hours, about 10,000 five-hour flights. Allegiant accounts for about 20 percent of local passenger volume amid safety scrutiny and maintenance costs.
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Liz Martin
the Gazette
St. Pete-Clearwater International
Florida
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Allegiant Air
Oy-Khc
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Scandinavian Airlines
SAS
Allegiant
American Airlines
Alaska Airlines
Richard Wlezien
Iowa State University
Eastern
Marty Lewis