American quickens pace of work on MD-80s (Reuters)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Fri, 04/11/2008 - 2:42pm

American Airlines passengers wait in line to check in at the ticket counter at Miami's International airport April 11, 2008.<br /><br />(Carlos Barria/Reuters)Reuters - American Airlines accelerated inspections and related work on Friday to get its MD-80 planes back in service after a nightmare week for the carrier that saw it cancel 3,000 flights over a recurring safety issue, affecting 300,000 travelers.




 

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