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American Airlines, the first carrier to start charging for checked baggage, and the owner of a defunct computer system that left hundreds grounded, and others without luggage, earlier this year, will now be slapped with a huge fine by the FAA. According to the WSJ, the FAA is imposing $7.1 Million in fines on the airline for “allegedly violating employee drug- and alcohol-testing procedures and knowingly flying airplanes that broke maintenance regulations.” Lets hope that they personnel that failed the drug tests were the ones who screwed up the computer system, not the ones flying the planes. The fine that the FAA is proposing, would be of of it’s largest, ever. The WSJ reports that the FAA estimates “in total, the FAA said American flew passengers on 58 flights in aircraft that weren’t fit for service.” This doesn’t really come as a surprise, given the portion of the fleet that was grounded in March of this year, while all of the wiring in the 300 MD-80 landing gear had to be re-done. Keep up the good work, American. If the fuel prices don’t kill you, the bullet wound in your foot might.