Ride a Train, not a Plane!

More than 3,000 flights provided by American Airlines were cancelled this week.

These massive cancellations are due to the airline company struggling to deal with the Federal Aviation Administrations' regulations. The FAA came under heat a month ago when it was made public that they were not enforcing safety regulations for other airlines. American Airlines claims that since the FAA came under scrutiny, they have been struggling with their own regulations.

American Airlines cancelled hundreds of flights last week for repairs, but they proved not complacent. This resulted in the massive cancellations this week. Airline mechanics are checking the electrical wiring in all of the MD 80 airplanes.

The airline company is paying for housing, meals, and giving travelers checks to the passengers that they could not get other flights for. The airline has paid off enough debt to be able to with stand the huge deficit they will face.

Does this story make you feel safe about flying? Does it make you worried that the plane you may be flying on may not be up to date with regulation standards? Or do you feel good that airlines are doing everything they can to make their planes safe, even if it means canceling thousands of flights?

American says that all their planes should be ready for flight by the weekend.