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Mar 26, 2008

American grounds all MD-80 jets

American Airlines canceled about 200 flights, less than 10 percent of the nation's biggest airline's scheduled service, on Wednesday so its crews can inspect some wire bundles aboard its MD-80 aircraft.

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Mar 26, 2008
 
Good. A sigh of relief. :)
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Mar 26, 2008
 
Pesky safety inspections. Who need them? The worst that'll happen is planes crashing.
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Mar 26, 2008
 
Well, we have also learned this week that the Airbus 319 can take a .44 Caliber bullet through the cockpit wall and keep flying
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Mar 26, 2008
 
Rolland Fitch wrote:
Well, we have also learned this week that the Airbus 319 can take a .44 Caliber bullet through the cockpit wall and keep flying
.40 cal ...and it only kept flying because it was a flesh wound.
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