Archive for March 27th, 2008

"Defective airplanes or parts"? I think not

Posted by admin on March 27, 2008

This morning I reported on how several U.S. airlines that operate the MD-80 had to perform additional checks on wiring covers. A few hours later, I received a comment on that blog post that was rather entertaining. (Here are a few excerpts – for the entire comment in all of its gloriousness, click here.)

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American, Delta inspect MD-80s

Posted by admin on March 27, 2008

photo by Kevin Boydston
American Airlines yesterday announced that it was canceling 300 flights on Wednesday in order to inspect wiring covers in its 300-strong [...]