American Airlines Repairing Loose Seats

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Rihanna in ninety -- -- the loose seats issue is adding to travel stress for thousands of passengers.

American Airlines has canceled 44 flights today in fifty flights yesterday.

While making repairs to dozens of their Boeing 750 sevens today federal officials are continuing its safety investigation.

Involving the nation's third largest airline regarding seats coming -- It's happened three times in the last week to 750 sevens belonging to American Airlines.

Now initially Americans said the problem stemmed from a faulty clamp that holds the rows of seats to tracks on the floor of the aircraft.

Then yesterday American said the -- seats are a result of pins popping out of -- because of a combination of -- and care.

For designing even -- -- spilling into the tracks.

American Airlines is apologizing for the inconvenience and says the safety of their customers and crew is their top priority.

Worker of the FA we quickly came over additional locking mechanism they'll adding another level of redundancy to ensure the -- stay in place the additional redundancy we go again the law actually we -- iron and another level of security cover.

And American says the 48 planes involved will be back in the lead by Saturday Martha.

So this is just the latest problem really for the parent company of American Airlines right and -- you're absolutely right flight cancellations and delays spiked in September for American Airlines parent company AMR corporation.

American put the blame on a slowdown by pilots who are upset that American canceled their labor contract.

AMR corporation is operating in bankruptcy protection in trying to fight a takeover by US Airways group incorporated.

Guys to the loose seats issue none of the other airlines have reported similar problems Martha.

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