FAA Fines Delta $650,00O For Missed Thrust Reverser Inspection

FAA said it fined Delta $650,000 for operating a Boeing 757 on 476 scheduled flights without conducting an engine thrust reverser inspection mandated after the Lauda Air accident, in which the thrust reversers deployed in flight. The agency said its airworthiness directive required a modification of...

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