UPS to Install Cockpit Smoke-Protection as Congress Debates Aviation Bill - Wall Street Journal
United Parcel Service Inc., after months of pressure from the union representing pilots, has decided to equip its entire fleet of cargo jets with smoke-protection devices designed to ensure that cockpit instruments remain visible in case of heavy smoke.
The Atlanta-based company has informed its pilots about the decision, according to people familiar with the details, and the company also has pledged to move toward installing fire-suppression systems on a large chunk of its fleet of more than 200 cargo aircraft.
The moves come as the House is scheduled to resume debate Friday on a broad Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill.
United Parcel Service Inc., after months of pressure from the union representing pilots, has decided to equip its entire fleet of cargo jets with smoke-protection devices designed to ensure that cockpit instruments remain visible in case of heavy smoke.
The Atlanta-based company has informed its pilots about the decision, according to people familiar with the details, and the company also has pledged to move toward installing fire-suppression systems on a large chunk of its fleet of more than 200 cargo aircraft.
The moves come as the House is scheduled to resume debate Friday on a broad Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill.
