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American Joins Southwest in FAA Dog House

Steve Scott

Monday, August 18th, 2008

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) intends to fine American Airlines a total of $7.1 million for allegedly flying jetliners that did not comply with maintenance requirements and for violating employee drug and alcohol testing procedures. The stiff fines follow a pending action in which Southwest Airlines would pay a $10.2 million civil penalty for failing to inspect 46 of its Boeing 737 airplanes for fuselage fatigue cracking. The air carrier subsequently found that six of the jetliners had fatigue cracks.…

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