After one of its regional carriers, PSA Airlines had canceled 194 flights as of Thursday afternoon, according to flight tracker FlightAware, under the American Eagle name,
American Airlines was working to rebook customers.
“Out of an abundance of warning, PSA Airlines has temporarily removed most of its plane from service in order to full a necessary, standard inspection on the nose gear door,” American spokesperson Derek Walls informed the news channel, “We’re working with PSA and the (Federal Aviation Administration) to immediately tackle the problem. We’re working with our customers to rearrange new accommodations on different flights, and we’re working to return the impacted plane to service.”
The FAA stated in a statement that the carrier removed a lot of its Bombardier regional jets from service after discovering a maintenance problem that the airline voluntarily disclosed to the agency.
PSA wrote in a tweet Thursday: “Most of our planes have temporarily been removed from service to complete a standard inspection. We’re working to resolve the problem and sincerely apologize to our customers for the inconvenience.”
In accordance with its website, PSA Airlines operates an all Bombardier fleet together with 130 CRJ700 and CRJ900 planes.
“We’re working to accommodate our mutual @PSAAirlinesInc customers as quickly as possible,” American Airlines wrote in a tweet Thursday afternoon, noting that customers are able to check flight status online.
