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Commercial Safety Issues

April 10, 2008

American Airlines strands thousands; blames FAA

Yesterday American Airlines stranded thousands of additional travelers as it grounded more than a thousand flights.  It claims that the FAA is at fault in the groundings because the FAA had not previously enforced its rules on regulatory inspections, leading American to believe that it need not comply.

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April 09, 2008

Farm Bureau strikes again: "You expected us to pay a claim?"

  Beware of the small print in your insurance contract:  you can't negotiate the language or change it; but the insurer and some judges will strangle you with it.

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April 07, 2008

Is the FAA just a marketing agency, intended to create the appearance of safety in air travel?

  Recent revelations from the Congressional testimony relating to the Southwest Airlines maintenance debacle suggest that the Federal Aviation Agency is not conducting the safety regulation that we assumed.

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March 16, 2008

Southwest Airlines grounds part of its fleet

  Last week, Southwest was fined more than 10 million dollars to penalize inspection lapses; days later it found another inspection problem and grounded 38 jets.

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