American (AMR) Inspections: Gee, We Skipped Those Planes

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AMR (AMR), parent of American Airlines, decided to skip inspections on certain of its airplanes due mostly to cost issues. The aircraft in question were suspected of being hit by lightening. American reasons that there has not been a crash caused by electric bolts in over 30 years. Tell that to the people who are on the next plane that crashes during an electrical storm. According to The Wall Street Journal "American made the procedural changes and revised its maintenance manual in an effort to prevent planes from being pulled out of service." AMR does have a hard choice. It...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/typepad/RyNm?i=gAgjxH</img> (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/typepad/RyNm?a=gAgjxH) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/typepad/RyNm?i=tvvBnH</img> (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/typepad/RyNm?a=tvvBnH) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/typepad/RyNm?i=Xbih4h</img> (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/typepad/RyNm?a=Xbih4h)


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