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Safety guidelines being drafted: U.S. Transportation Department is drafting safety guidelines that would raise the scrutiny of foreign airlines involved in ticket-sharing pacts with U.S. carriers. The guidelines, expected to be announced in early December, would force U.S. airlines to routinely assess the training, maintenance and other practices of their foreign partners, said government and industry sources familiar with the issue. Traditionally, U.S. authorities have had only limited control over foreign airlines’ operations.
