American Airlines has grounded 14 of its 304 Boeing 737-800 airliners due to issues with recently installed overhead bins.
The airline found substandard work in the cabins of two Boeing 737-800s that recently received updated interiors.
The work was completed by an unnamed Federal Aviation Administration-licensed vendor, American said in a statement to Business Insider. The airline said that it decided to proactively ground 12 additional 737s that were also worked on by the vendor. The updated 737-800s will also have 12 additional seats and an inch less legroom in its economy cabin."At American, safety is our number one priority and is always at the forefront of all that we do.
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