‘Flyer Beware: American Airlines Fined 7.1 Million Dollars by FAA for Putting Passengers’ and Crews’ Lives at Risk…Again’

    "When it comes to the Airlines the Odds are Good that the Goods are

Odd" -- Kate Hanni



    NAPA VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 15 /EMWNews/ -- The following

was released by CAPBOR in response to the fining of American Airlines by

the FAA:



    "This once again shows the airlines cannot be held accountable for even

the most basic of security measures, and further proves the need for

Congress and the Department of Transportation to step in and enforce

existing laws which they have clearly been avoiding due to unearned

sympathy for the airlines. Lobbying dollars poured into our Congress to

plead with them once again NOT to pass meaningful passengers rights

standards, and that's just unacceptable. When it comes to the airlines and

Congress...the Odds are Good that the Goods are Odd," declared CAPBOR

Executive Director Kate Hanni.



    "Cracks in the fuselage on Southwest, incorrect wiring on American

Airlines, no adequate drug and alcohol testing, deliberately neglecting

safety issues that would jeopardize the lives of millions of people. The

airlines cannot be trusted to uphold the most basic of safety standards,"

said Hanni. "The FAA accused American of returning aircraft to service

after problems had been reported, including flying two planes 58 times in

December after delaying repairs. Now they are being allowed to effectively

merge with British Airways without going through the normal approvals?

Flyer Beware!" she added.



    Flyersrights.org has thousands of recent voice mail messages,

e-mailable for media use. Strandings of 6-7 hours nearly every day, rapid

decompression of Jets, air rage nearing mutiny yesterday on American

Airlines flight 85 from JFK to SFO as passengers were denied boarding with

no denied boarding compensation, their baggage being sent ahead without

them due to its increased value. Lives are at risk, the Government must

step in and provide the necessary oversight and holds the airlines

accountable for these egregious practices. "Do we have to have a

catastrophic incident before meaningful standards are made into law? What's

it gonna take?" asked Hanni.



    Flyersrights.org, aka CAPBOR Health and Safety is the largest

non-profit airline passengers consumer group in the United States, with

24,000 members, and is supported by all National Consumer Groups, NATCA and

IAM (International Association of Machinists). Go to http://www.flyersrights.org

or contact Kate Hanni at [email protected] or at 707-337-0328. Live

manned hotline is: 1-877-flyers-6.