[New post] American Airlines accidentally used the wrong plane to fly to Hawaii

sskarthik posted: "Passengers in Los Angeles boarded and took off in an Airbus A321. Not only did this A321 have a different tail number from the plane that should have flown the route, but it wasn't certified to fly a long over-water route. Specifically, the A321 vari" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info American Airlines accidentally used the wrong plane to fly to Hawaii by sskarthik Passengers in Los Angeles boarded and took off in an Airbus A321. Not only did this A321 have a different tail number from the plane that should have flown the route, but it wasn't certified to fly a long over-water route. Specifically, the A321 variant used by American Airlines lacked ETOPS (Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards) from the FAA, according to Brian Sumers, an aviation expert who first reported on the incident. Read more... sskarthik | September 14, 2015 at 11:02 am | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3jJl Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/american-airlines-accidentally-used-the-wrong-plane-to-fly-to-hawaii-2/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com