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Old 5th Jan 2010, 11:38
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It's about time the FAA looked closely at AA flight ops.
Lets look at the latest accident at KIN.
Landed very long, wet runway (very recent TS), tailwind...and went smartly off the end

AA was very lucky folks did not die in this very serious accident.
AA has the largest hull loss record of any US trunk carrier, however...if you look back at their accident/incident record, each end every one of these incidents/accidents was directly rooted in pilot inability, or very poor thought process.
Couple these incidents/accidents at AA together with the massive fine the FAA imposed on AA in the recent past for maintenance violations, leads me to believe that AA needs continual detailed oversight until these problems are corrected.
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