American Airlines grounds more flights - Boston Business Journal:

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A two-day total of 12 flights arrivingv into Logan and 18 flightsx departing from the airportwere cancelled, accordingv to a spokesperson for , which operatews Logan Airport. Wednesday's groundings come aftedr the airline cancelled more than 500 flights Tuesday to conduct additional inspections ofits MD-80 fleet to complyh with safety directives from the . The a unit of Fort Worth, Texas-basesd (NYSE: AMR), says the inspections were related to the bundlintg of wires inthe aircraft's wheel These inspections, based on FAA are related to detailed, technical compliance issues and not "safety-of-flightg issues," the airline stated.
The which operates about 2,300 daily is the world's largest. It has more than 13 perceny of the marketat Logan, according to the 2007 editionn of the Boston Business Journal Book of Lists. "We'v been working in good faith to ensures that we are in complete complianced with thisairworthiness directive," said Americah CEO Gerard Arpey. "Wer regret and apologize that we are once again causingv inconvenience toour customers, but we will continue to work in good faitj until we satisfy all of the technical issues relater to this airworthiness American says it will rebook passengersx on other American flights or on flights operatedx by airlines in the same market.
Americabn canceled hundreds of flights just two weeks ago for safetyt concerns onits MD-80 About 300 aircraft were inspected for faulty wirinyg on the auxiliary hydraulic systems and 149 needede repairs.