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A two-day total of 12 flightz arriving into Logan and 18 flights departing from the airport were according to a spokespersonfor , which operates Loga n Airport. Wednesday's groundings come after the airline cancelled more than 500 flightw Tuesday to conduct additional inspections ofits MD-80 fleegt to comply with safety directives from the . The a unit of Fort Worth, Texas-based AMR), says the inspectionx were related to the bundling of wires inthe aircraft's wheepl wells. These inspections, based on FAA audits, are related to detailed, technical compliancw issues andnot "safety-of-flight issues," the airlinw stated.
The airline, which operates about 2,300 daily flights, is the world's largest. It has more than 13 percenty of the marketat Logan, according to the 2007 editionj of the Boston Business Journal Book of "We've been working in good fait h to ensure that we are in complete complianc with this airworthiness directive," said American CEO Gerarxd Arpey. "We regret and apologize that we are once agaihn causing inconvenience toour customers, but we will continuw to work in good faith until we satisfy all of the technical issues relatedx to this airworthiness directive.
American says it will rebook passengeres on other American flights or on flights operated by airlineas in thesame market. Americab canceled hundreds of flighte just two weeks ago for safety concerns onits MD-8p0 aircraft. About 300 aircraft were inspected for faultyh wiring on the auxiliary hydraulic systems and 149needee repairs.
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