The company, which runs 500 flights a day, has 34 MD-80s airplanes in its fleet. Sixteen of them have been already checked with Boeing's tool to measure the stabiliser mechanics. In June, the Federal Aviation Authority announced that Alaska Airlines had made sufficient improvements to continue doing maintenance on its planes. Alaska Airlines then acknowledged that its record-keeping was less than perfect. However, the company said additional staff had been employed and the airline would do whatever it takes to continue to be a quality airline.
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