American temporarily grounds MD-80s, cancels 300 flights

American Airlines cancelled more than 300 flights yesterday when it temporarily grounded an unspecified number of MD-80s to inspect wiring. The move resulted from US FAA's ongoing audit of domestic airlines' compliance with agency airworthiness directives ( ATWOnline , March 19) . "During the audit...

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