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American Airlines pilots union flags significant spike in safety issues

American Airlines' pilots union is reporting a significant spike in safety and maintenance-related problems at the carrier, telling pilots to be vigilant. The union's concerns, spelled out in a memo obtained by CBS News, include tools left in wheels, more aircraft collisions while they are being towed and an increase in items left in the safety area near jet bridges. CBS News senior travel adviser Peter Greenberg has more.
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