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Who's fixing your plane?

Preview FRONTLINE's "Flying Cheaper." Miles O'Brien investigates airline maintenance.

In "Flying Cheaper," coming Tues., Jan. 18, FRONTLINE correspondent Miles O'Brien investigates a growing trend - the outsourcing of major airline repair work to independent maintenance operations and a pattern of questionable maintenance practices. In this clip, O'Brien examines allegations of illegal airline parts being used to service planes of major carriers.

AIR DATE 1/18/11

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