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United Grounds Fleet, Including White House Plane

from National Public Radio
April 3, 2008

United Airlines is the latest major U.S. carrier to ground planes due to questions over aircraft safety checks and maintenance. United grounded its fleet of 52 Boeing 777s and canceled 38 flights Wednesday. Among the planes that need to be inspected is the White House press charter plane that flew journalists to Romania for the NATO summit.

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  • Morning Edition, April 3, 2008
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