Loose Seats

Not too long ago the Feds found Loose Seats on American Airline Plane. They found that in row 12, there were a few loose seats and that passengers should not ride in those seats until maintenance has taken place. A question that quickly popped into my head was, “How old is this plane?” I mean, most airlines try to keep their aircraft, not necessarily up to date, but at least up to snuff on maintenance to ensure maximum safety for it’s passengers. If I was flying with American Airlines, I would not exactly feel safe if I knew that there were seats comeing out and not being secured down safely. I am sure the American Airliners have lost a little business from this news but I’m sure it hasn’t dropped much due to the fact that people still choose to fly. That is sort of from the economic stand point. Something else that occurred to me was, “Who is the safety advisor for the American Airlines?” I know for sure the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has a strong foot in all the safety regulations with any aircraft or airliner but who is the advisor for that fleet of aircraft? Do they have a say in the safety regulations too? Should airlines start checking off longer lists of things to check on the plane before each flight now? Were the maintenance people not properly trained? Did the engineer design a poor design of seats? Did the mechanic apply the safener (bolts) down too loose or too tight? There are so many questions to this topic it is absolutely astounding! Would you still fly with American Airlines or even fly at all? Or would you fly with a different company? As a pilot, this has not changed my views one bit. I am still going to fly and probably just take more precautions before I takeoff next time!