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American to Cancel 900 More Flights Today

Posted Apr 9, 08 11:45 PM CDT in Business,
US

(newser) – American Airlines expects to cancel 900
more flights today as the airline works to bring its MD-80 aircraft up to FAA
standards, the New York Times reports. Thousands more travelers will be
stranded at airport hubs, and the problem could spill into tomorrow. American is
just the latest airline to be hit with groundings under the more aggressive FAA
audits, and more are expected industry-wide in the weeks ahead.

“We don’t know,” said an FAA official when asked about that potential. “We
find what we find.” Airports hit hardest in recent days by the American
cancellations are O'Hare, LaGuardia, and Dallas-Forth Worth. Switching flights
has proven tricky because most planes are flying full these day to cut costs.

Sources New York Times, Associated Press

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1,000 American Flights Now
Grounded Amid Inspections

Apr 9, 08 12:34 PM CDT
American Airlines
has now canceled more than 1,000 flights as it inspects wires in its 300 MD-80
aircraft, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Federal Aviation
Administration raised concerns about recent inspections of the wiring, the
same issue that grounded more than 400 flights last month. The process, which
began yesterday, could stretch past tomorrow and affect half of American's
schedule. More »

Delta Latest to Cancel
Flights

Mar 27, 08 9:52 AM CDT
Delta Airlines
canceled dozens of flights today and tomorrow after voluntarily grounding 133
of its older jets for inspections, the Atlanta Journal Constitution
reports. As with American Airlines, Delta is checking wiring on some
McDonnell-Douglas jets to ensure compliance with FAA directives. "It's an
inconvenience," one traveler said, "but I'd rather be on a safe airplane." More »

American Cancels 171 Flights to
Inspect Boeing Jets

Mar 26, 08 10:25 AM CDT
American Airlines
canceled 171 flights today, benching almost its entire fleet of Boeing MD-80
twinjet aircrafts, the Chicago Tribune reports. American said it was
inspecting how a “certain bundle of wires” was attached to ensure it complied
with an FAA directive. But American said the grounding was voluntary, not
FAA-mandated. The planes will be brought back into service throughout the day.
More »

Images
(4)

A worker looks at the tail section of an American
Airlines MD-80 aircraft at Dallas Fort Worth international airport in Grapevine,
Texas .   ( AP Photo/LM Otero)

American Airlines chairman and chief executive Gerard
Arpey, personally apologized to the flying public for the airline's failure to
follow an airworthiness directive.   ( AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Crowds of passengers wait in line at O'Hare
International Airport in Chicago, Wednesday April 9, 2008.   ( AP
Photo/Paul Beaty)

The reader board at Portland International Airport shows
cancelled American Airlines flights in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, April 9, 2008.
( AP Photo/Don Ryan)

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