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Airline oxygen failure alleged

American Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating reports that some oxygen masks failed to work during an emergency landing last week at Los Angeles International Airport, officials said Monday. Several masks did not deploy from overhead bins or completely failed to provide oxygen to passengers aboard the Boeing 757 aircraft, according to FAA spokesman Ian Gregor. "We're looking into those reports, but we don't know how many oxygen masks were affected at this time," Gregor said. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News