American Airlines

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nspected before they fly again if they are subjected to strong sideways forces in flight. It is ridiculous that the F.A.A. needs to tell a large company like AMR that they must make sure their planes are safe enough to fly. The company within themselves must have a policy like that. The F.A.A. is also trying to resolve a contradiction between new advice to pilots on how and when to use the rudder, and existing instructions on what to do if a control panel warning indicates that the landing gear has not locked into place. Once again, if the pilots had mixed instructions on what to do in this situation, then American Airlines should have fixed the confusion. Minor problems that deal with safety should never be overlooked. Benchmark: A few years ago, Ford came out with a new model of their Ford Explorer, which had firestone tires. However, these tires caused accidents because they weren’t strong enough to hold the weight of the car. Before things got out of control, Ford did a recall on that Ford Explorer model and repaid every consumer for the ...