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American Airlines and the FAA are still arguing over the MD-80 debacle that affected 350,000 air travelers. Was it the FAA's fault for going back on a promise to give American more time? Or was the airline lazy? [WSJ]

11:29 AM on Mon May 19 2008, by Meg Marco, 312 views, 2 comments

FAA To Fine American Airlines $7.1 Million For Safety Violations

The FAA is not pleased with American Airlines. They say the airline should pay $7.1 million in fines for deferring maintainence and not complying with employee drug testing requirements. AA says the fines are too severe and will appeal.

12:35 PM on Fri Aug 15 2008, by Meg Marco, 4,135 views, 40 comments

FAA Continues To Investigate American Airlines, May Charge Individual Mechanics

The FAA has been investigating American Airlines for a while now over allegations that it wasn't repairing its planes properly, and yesterday the Wall Street Journal reported that the agency may widen its investigation, and even bring charges...

6:22 PM on Mon Oct 19 2009, by Chris Walters, 4,578 views, 47 comments

These Headlines Are Getting Repetitive: AA Cancels 570 More Flights

American Airlines has canceled 570 more flights today, upping their total number of cancelled flights (this week) to A BAZILLIONTY. (Ok, 3,000.)

11:50 AM on Fri Apr 11 2008, by Meg Marco, 1,735 views, 19 comments

American Airlines Cancels 500 Flights, Grounds Additional Planes For Safety Inspections

American Airlines has announced the cancellation of upwards of 500 flights as they inspect the way a bundle of wires are attached to the MD-80 aircraft. These new inspections stem from FAA concerns about the way American handled the last round of...

10:24 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008, by Meg Marco, 2,886 views, 24 comments

Delta Says It May Cancel More Flights Today Over Inspection Issues

Delta will announce sometime today whether or not it will ground more of its planes to perform additional inspections, reports CNN. Yesterday, while American Airlines was grounding 200 of its planes for safety inspections, Delta also canceled an...

8:39 AM on Thu Mar 27 2008, by Chris Walters, 1,038 views, 15 comments

American Cancels 933 More Flights, Raising Total To Over 2,500

The trouble continues at American Airlines! They've cancelled 933 more flights today. This raises the total number of flights canceled this week to 2,500, as the airline struggles to perform a backlog of neglected safety inspections on its MD-80...

1:27 PM on Thu Apr 10 2008, by Meg Marco, 2,600 views, 34 comments

Mice On A Plane

The next time you fly American Airline's friendly skies, you might want to bring a mouse trap.

10:52 PM on Fri Jul 14 2006, by Ben Popken, 205 views, 5 comments

Midwest Airlines: The Milwaukee Brewers Are More Important Than You

Midwest Airlines flies the Milwaukee Brewers on their planes through a "charter service" says the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, but the Brewers weren't grounded like the over 100,000 other passengers who were booked on MD-80s.

2:59 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008, by Meg Marco, 6,562 views, 59 comments

The State Of The Passenger's Bill Of Rights

Time magazine has an article about the state of the passenger's bill of rights that is currently attached to the FAA authorization bill and is making its way through the Senate.

12:05 PM on Mon Jun 11 2007, by Meg Marco, 676 views, 7 comments