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Southwest cancels 2 flights at Bob Hope

Two of Bob Hope Airport’s 17 scheduled Southwest Airlines flights to Oakland were canceled Wednesday, after a review of the airline’s maintenance records prompted 38 of its Boeing 737s nationwide to stay on the ground, airport spokesman Victor Gill said.

Southwest grounded the crafts to determine whether required testing had been done, Southwest said.

The move comes a week after the airline was fined $10.2 million by the Federal Aviation Administration for continuing to fly planes after the carrier had reportedly discovered it had failed to perform required inspections.

Gill said the decision minimally affected the airport.

District poised for registration periods

Kindergarten through fifth-grade registration for the 2008-09 school year will begin on April 7 in the Burbank Unified School District.

Parents and guardians are required to bring their student’s original birth certificate and immunization records to the school site that corresponds to their residence address by June 20. Registration at all Burbank Unified middle schools and high schools will also start on April 7, but will remain at the school sites.

Inter-district permit applications — for students whose parents are employed in Burbank or who own and operate a business in Burbank but do not live in the city — are available at the district office and will be accepted between April 7 and July 10. For questions call (818) 729-4467.

For more information, visit www.burbankusd.org.