The American Airlines pilot union is warning that there has been a "significant spike" in both safety- and maintenance-related problems within its operation. Among the "problematic trends" the union has been tracking are tools left in wheel wells, an increasing number of collisions between aircraft being tugged or towed, and an increasing number of items left in the safe area near jet bridges, the Allied Pilots Association (APA) said in a warning to pilots Saturday. In one instance, the APA... Read this story
