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American Airlines accepted Sunday that it beatific a even from Los Angeles to Honolulu that was not austere to accomplish the continued boating over the ocean.
The August 31 mix-up, aboriginal appear by busline blogger Brian Sumers, occurred if the airline accomplished an Airbus A321H acclimated by American Airlines that lacked ETOPS (Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards) acceptance from the Federal Aviation Administration.
The certification, which requires the even to backpack added equipment, is bare for planes with two engines to fly all-embracing routes far from emergency landing sites — like that from the west bank to Hawaii.
American Airlines agent Casey Norton told the AFP that they were still searching into how the botch happened, but emphasized that over a hundred cartage flew cautiously on flight 31 that day on the aforementioned even as the one that was declared to accomplish it --aside from accepting an "ETOPS" certification.
"It has the aforementioned engine, aforementioned ammunition tanks, aforementioned range," Norton told AFP. He said that the A321H has added medical oxygen -- altered than the oxygen masks that bead from the beam -- in case of an in-flight medical emergency and an added fire-suppression canister.
American said it was acquainted of the aberration afterwards the even took off bit it was too backward to about-face the flight around. The even was again anon aureate aback to LA, empty, and the appointed acknowledgment flight was canceled.
American Airlines accepted Sunday that it beatific a even from Los Angeles to Honolulu that was not austere to accomplish the continued boating over the ocean.
The August 31 mix-up, aboriginal appear by busline blogger Brian Sumers, occurred if the airline accomplished an Airbus A321H acclimated by American Airlines that lacked ETOPS (Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards) acceptance from the Federal Aviation Administration.
The certification, which requires the even to backpack added equipment, is bare for planes with two engines to fly all-embracing routes far from emergency landing sites — like that from the west bank to Hawaii.
American Airlines agent Casey Norton told the AFP that they were still searching into how the botch happened, but emphasized that over a hundred cartage flew cautiously on flight 31 that day on the aforementioned even as the one that was declared to accomplish it --aside from accepting an "ETOPS" certification.
"It has the aforementioned engine, aforementioned ammunition tanks, aforementioned range," Norton told AFP. He said that the A321H has added medical oxygen -- altered than the oxygen masks that bead from the beam -- in case of an in-flight medical emergency and an added fire-suppression canister.
American said it was acquainted of the aberration afterwards the even took off bit it was too backward to about-face the flight around. The even was again anon aureate aback to LA, empty, and the appointed acknowledgment flight was canceled.
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