American Airlines

Vamerica · **on:** April 10, 2008, 07:16:03 am

Will be canceling 900 flights tomorrow. Saw it on the news

SATA · **Reply #1 on:** April 10, 2008, 07:17:31 am

wow thats alot

Vamerica · **Reply #2 on:** April 10, 2008, 07:21:32 am

I know

sam051 · **Reply #3 on:** April 10, 2008, 07:29:09 am

suspicious :?

Vamerica · **Reply #4 on:** April 10, 2008, 07:37:22 am

and today almost 1000 flights were canceled

yourefired · **Reply #5 on:** April 10, 2008, 07:39:25 am

Maybe they're going belly up too....right, like that's going to happen.

Vamerica · **Reply #6 on:** April 10, 2008, 07:40:39 am

this is kinda weird

sam051 · **Reply #7 on:** April 10, 2008, 07:43:51 am

Any reason?

Vamerica · **Reply #8 on:** April 10, 2008, 07:45:10 am

Im not sure. All they said is that tomorrow 900 flights will be canceled.

sam051 · **Reply #9 on:** April 10, 2008, 07:51:31 am

oh i found out. FAA Grounded all there MD80's cancelling just over 1100 flights, $500 has been given to all passengers who were affected by staying over a night. Their market value dropped by 11% in one day because investors got scared. WOah! :shock:

Shawa · **Reply #10 on:** April 10, 2008, 07:57:32 am

Vamerica · **Reply #11 on:** April 10, 2008, 07:58:50 am

harsh, first SouthWest now American Airlines

Scandalian Airlines · **Reply #12 on:** April 10, 2008, 08:49:19 am

Ouch, all md-80's?? Must be something really serious if the FAA does that, lack of maintenance? Suspicious maintenance records? If it had been the aircraft type more than AA's would have been grounded...

yourefired · **Reply #13 on:** April 10, 2008, 08:51:24 am

I think it's just age. They're too old to be certified anymore....but that sucks. They have like 270 of them, it's gonna take a while to replace all of them.

shadghost · **Reply #14 on:** April 10, 2008, 10:07:23 am

from http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/370666.html

The issue stems from an order that the FAA gave airlines in September 2006 - and gave them until last month to meet - about the bundling of wires in the auxiliary hydraulic systems of MD-80 aircraft. The fear is that improperly bundled wires could rub, leading to an electrical short or even a fire. However, no serious incidents have been blamed on the bundles, the FAA said.

Alaska Airlines said the new inspections "are focused on detailed, technical specifications and not safety-of-flight issues."