From bad to worse, safety inspections may span into June

tb_neg — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:32:59 +0000

It’s good to know the FAA has such a mastery of the situation, as given by this choice quote:

Laura Brown, a spokeswoman for the FAA, said it could not rule out further groundings. “We don’t know,” she said. “We find what we find.”

9 MD-80 Aircraft failed inspections, which made American ground 300 planes. American expects 900 cancellations on Thursday.

IHT Article

CrankyFlier has some insight into the situation over at his blog in this post and this post.

American Airlines cancels 1,000 flights for safety inspections

tb_neg — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:05:42 +0000

American Airlines has canceled more than 1,000 flights to inspect their MD-80 aircraft. Over 100,000 people will have their flights disrupted because of these inspections.

AA Information

And a choice quote from American Airlines:

“We have obviously failed to comply with the airworthiness directive to the standards that the FAA requires,” AMR Chief Executive Gerard Arpey said at a press conference in Los Angeles. “I take full responsibility.”

Fortunately, these inspections are more of a ‘paperwork’ issue rather than a ’safety issue’.

Fox Business Article

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From bad to worse, safety inspections may span into June

American Airlines cancels 1,000 flights for safety inspections