American Re-Inspects MD-80s;300 Flights Canceled;How Airlines Are Cutting Corners

Seems like there’s a rash of aircraft inspections of late and you may want to know why?  You may want to know why, but you will probably not like the answer.
First, some background.
The world’s largest airline–and in many ways most uncomfortable,too–had to cancel 300 flights today so that its fleet of MD-80 jets could have [...]

American Airlines Kills Passenger! Disgrace of the Skies

American Airlines has apparently discovered a pretty neat way to make seats available on its planes: killing passengers!
According to an Associated Press report today, a passenger on board an American Airlines jet Friday from Haiti to JFK, died after twice being refused the use of emergency oxygen by a flight attendant after complaining she [...]

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