American Airlines canceled 200 flights today for safety inspections. Concerns arose over how a particular bundle of wires was attached to MD-80 airplanes. This is different from the bolt safety issue affecting Boeing 737s. [CNNMoney]
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Maybe I’m being a Negative Neil today, but I smell a pattern here.
Aging fleet issues
I wonder what near-miss they silenced.