From the IPA Prez...
As most of you know, over the course of the last several weeks, we have experienced a disturbing number of incidents and one serious accident on the MD-11.
These events—coupled with issues we have previously raised with the Company concerning the fleet—have led the Executive Board to take action. After consulting with former National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Jim Hall, we have decided to undertake an immediate and comprehensive review of the entire MD-11 program.
-there ya have it.