American Airlines Grounds 14 Boeing 737-800s

American Airlines has grounded 14 of its refurbished Boeing 737-800NGs after the carrier identified an issue with the quality of work conducted on the planes' overhead bins, causing the cancelation of 40 flights on Thursday. American Airlines issued a public statement, explaining that "after further inspection (...) the work that was conducted on these two aircraft was not up to our standards. Out of an abundance of caution, we have proactively removed from service the additional 12… (airwaysmag.com) Mehr...