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To Cut Costs, Airlines Send Repairs Abroad

US Airways planes prepare to taxi for takeoff at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix in 2007. US Airways is one of many airlines that have farmed out some maintenance to repair shops in developing countries. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption

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Flight Mechanics: The Business of Airline Repairs

To Cut Costs, Airlines Send Repairs Abroad

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