On Mar 27, 7:10*am, Too_Many_Tools wrote:
On Mar 26, 9:25*pm, Too_Many_Tools wrote:





And a government that hasn't been watching theairlines...that would
be bad for business.

If only we had an administration who cared more for people than for
dollars.

TMT

AmericanAirlinescancels flights Wed Mar 26, 10:18 AM ET

AmericanAirlinescanceled about 200 flights on Wednesday so its crews
can inspect some wire bundles aboard its MD-80 aircraft.

The cancelled flights represent less than 10 percent of the nation's
biggest airline's scheduled service for the day.

The need for the new inspections became known during an audit of
American by a joint team of inspectors from the Federal Aviation
Administration and the Fort Worth-based airline, according to a
statement from American.

"We are reinspecting the MD-80s to make sure the wiring is installed
and secured exactly according to the directive," American spokesman
Tim Wagner said in the statement, which did not describe the function
of the wiring.

"We are in the process of completing the inspections on the remaining
airplanes and will return them to service on a rolling basis
throughout the day," Wagner said.

About 50 departures each were canceled at American's hubs at Dallas-
Fort Worth and Chicago O'Hare international airports.

Shares of American's parent AMR Corp. fell 43 cents, or 4.5 percent,
to $9.20 in morning trading Wednesday. They have traded in a 52-week
range of $8.38 to $34.

Oh look...here's another one....

Now how could this be happening if the government was doing its job of
oversight?

Cut a corner here, take a shortcut there...and people start falling
out of the sky.

I wonder if this has anything to do with all those Republicans that
will be flying into the GOP convention this summer?

TMT

Flight cancellations spread to Delta

Flight cancellations caused headaches for people taking flights on
Delta Air Lines from Atlanta on Thursday because of the company's
voluntary re-inspection of wiring on its MD-88 airplanes.

Delta began the inspections Wednesday night, causing flights to be
canceled and unsuspecting passengers to become frustrated.

Officials were expecting heavy volumes at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport on Thursday, Delta spokeswoman Chris Kelly said.
Both Delta and the Transportation Security Administration were
bringing in extra staff to handle the crowd of travelers, she said.

Kelly said she didn't yet have estimates on how many passengers were
affected by the flight cancelations and urged travelers to check their
flight's status on Delta's Web site.

Delta's MD-90 planes were initially part of the re-inspection, but it
was later determined that only Delta's 117 MD-88s would be part of the
review, Kelly said.

Delta's review comes as AmericanAirlinescanceled about 325 flights
Wednesday so its crews could inspect wire bundles aboard its MD-80
aircraft.

Delta said its planes were inspected earlier this year but the airline
is "proactively and voluntarily revalidating" compliance with a
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And yet another one....

Now how could this be happening if the government was doing its job
of
oversight?

Placing the flying public at risk...and the government allowing it.

TMT


United grounds 777s for inspections

United Airlines temporarily grounded 11 percent of its fleet
Wednesday, while it tested dozens of Boeing 777s to make sure
components of a cargo fire suppression system were operating
effectively, the carrier said.

The Chicago-based airline said testing will be done on 52 777s during
the next 36 hours. Spokeswoman Jean Medina said 12 planes had been
inspected and cleared to fly by midmorning.

The carrier has about 460 aircraft.

Delays were being reported in Japan and Hawaii Wednesday morning and
the airline warned passengers to be prepared for other delays and
cancellations as it proceeded with the inspections.

United, a subsidiary of UAL Corp., said a review of maintenance
records showed a test on one of five bottles in the fire suppression
system hadn't been performed. The airline alerted authorities.

The planes, which have a so-called "intuitive" self-diagnostic system
that would have detected any malfunction with the fire suppression
system, mostly fly international routes and from the carrier's major
hubs.

United carried out unscheduled maintenance on seven of its Boeing 747
jets last month but found no safety-related issues.

The Federal Aviation Administration has been checking maintenance
records at all domestic airlines after revelations surfaced about
missed safety inspections at Southwest Airlines Co.

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