Update: AA cancels more than 1,000 flights
American Airlines canceled more than one-third of its schedule Wednesday — more than 1,000 flights — to inspect wiring on some of its jets. The airline canceled 460 flights Tuesday.
FAA official moved over Southwest flap
Thomas Stuckey, criticized last week for the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of Southwest Airlines, has been reassigned.
Update: FAA investigators testify
Two whistleblowers and four other Federal Aviation Administration inspectors testified Thursday that the FAA looked the other way as Southwest Airlines missed inspections on some of its planes.
Southwest tried to hide problems
Two Federal Aviation Administration inspectors told CNN that Southwest Airlines tried to hide problems with its maintenance program and pressured the FAA to block an inspector who noticed the problems.
United grounds 777s
United Airlines grounded all of its Boeing 777s and canceled dozens of flights in order to inspect the planes, which were overdue for inspection.
Skimping on maintenance?
Joe Sharkey writes that airlines’ outsourcing of maintenance work, in an effort to cut costs, maybe at least partly to blame for the recent rash of plane inspections by U.S. carriers.
Airline safety checks tightened
The delays and frustrations may have only just begun as the Federal Aviation Administration cracks down on airlines for safety inspections. Already this week airlines have canceled more than 700 flights.
American cancels 200 flights for tests
American Airlines in canceling nearly 10 percent of its schedule Wednesday as it performs safety inspections on its MD-80 aircraft.