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MONTHLY ARCHIVES
American Airlines Again Cancels Hundreds of Flights
April 08, 2008 5:35 PM
ABC News' Matt Hosford Reports: American Airlines is once again pulling 300 MD-80 airplanes out of service.
American is cancelling as many as 500 flights today and anticipates additional cancellations on Wednesday.
The airline says it is again reinspecting the same wire bundles that caused the carrier trouble two weeks ago. The inspections are not a safety issue, but rather a matter of precise technical compliance, according to the airline.
"We regret and apologize that we are once again causing inconvenience to our customers, but we will continue to work in good faith until we satisfy all of the technical issues related to this airworthiness directive," said Gerard Arpey, Chairman and CEO of American Airlines.
In late March, American canceled hundreds of flights to examine the same issues. The airline is required to secure wiring at every inch, and the aircraft were reinspected because they may have had the bundles secured every 1¼ or 1½ inches.
Delta Airlines, which also pulled its MD-80's in March, tells ABC News that it has no plans as of yet to cancel its flights again.
"We are working closely with the FAA to ensure that we are in continued compliance with the intent of the AD," a spokesperson for the airline said. "There is no additional action planned at this time."
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TSA Stops Person With Suspicious Items
April 01, 2008 6:42 PM
ABC News' Jason Ryan and Matt Hosford Report: A Jamaican national was stopped and arrested at the Orlando airport today, found to have components which could be used to make a pipe bomb.
The Transportation Security Administration, the FBI and local authorities responded to the scene. The FBI is currently analyzing the recovered items.
The person being investigated was identified by a TSA behavioral detection officer when the officer noticed certain tell tale signs that raised suspicion.
The TSA officer then asked law enforcement to intervene. The uniformed TSA officer was working in the front of the airport, so the suspect was apprehended long before he arrived at the airport's security checkpoint.
The FBI continues to investigate the situation. Airport operations have returned to normal.
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