资料：American Airlines CEO takes blame for maintenance errors, disrupted flightsFriday, April 11,2008B

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资料：American Airlines CEO takes blame for maintenance errors, disrupted flightsFriday, April 11,2008By TERRY MAXON and DAVE MICHAELS/The Dallas Morning NewsAmerican Airlines chairman and chief executive officer Gerard Arpey said Thursday that he is taking “personal responsibility” for the bad maintenance that has forced the carrier to cancel some 3,000 flights this week for aircraft inspections.MD-80s sat on the sidelines at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Thursday, when American Airlines canceled more than 930 flights as inspections continued. The Fort Worth-based carrier has canceled 570 flights scheduled today.“I run the company.” Mr.Arpey told reporters at an afternoon news conference.” so if there’s any blame to be had, it is my fault, and I take full responsibility for this.”American canceled more than 930 flights Thursday as its mechanics, quality assurance inspectors and engineers worked to ensure that the carrier’s fleet of 300 MD-80 jets would meet Federal Aviation Administration（FAA） regulations.The Fort Worth-based carrier canceled 570 flights for today as well, and expects the disruptions to continue into the weekend, although an airline spokesman said Saturday’s cancellations should be fewer than today’s.On Tuesday, American grounded its fleet of aging MD-80s,which have an average age of more than 18 years and include some past their 25th birthday, to redo checks of the wiring harnesses in the right wheel well of the jets-only two weeks after it had performed the same inspections.The FAA has said in recent days that its enforcement hasn’t changed or become stricter. But Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison said airlines have told her they’ve noticed difference.“The standard is now being very, very rigidly enforced and leeway is being taken away.”Ms,Hutchison said.“I can’t say if it’s food or bad. But I know that it’s changed.”Today, the U.S. has five to eight aviation fatalities per 100 million people who fly each year; during the mid-1990s,it was about 45 deaths per 100 million people flown.The American Airlines has ______.
A：570 airplanes
B：930 different planes
C：300 MD-80s
D：3000 flights

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本题考查细节理解。【关键词】American Airlines; has 【主题句】第一段American Airlines chairman and chief executive officer Gerard Arpey said Thursday that he is taking “personal responsibility” for the bad maintenance that has forced the carrier to cancel some 3,000 flights this week for aircraft inspections. 美国航空公司董事长兼首席执行官杰拉德阿佩周四表示，他正在为维修不善而承担“个人责任”，这迫使承运人由于飞机检查本周取消大约3,000次航班。第四段American canceled more than 930 flights Thursday as its mechanics, quality assurance inspectors and engineers worked to ensure that the carrier’s fleet of 300 MD-80 jets would meet Federal Aviation Administration （FAA） regulations. 周四，美国航空公司取消了930多次航班，其机械师、质量保证检查员和工程师致力于确保该航空公司的300架MD-80喷气机机队符合美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）的规定。第五段The Fort Worth-based carrier canceled 570 flights for today as well, and expects the disruptions to continue into the weekend, although an airline spokesman said Saturday’s cancellations should be fewer than today’s. 这家总部位于沃思堡的航空公司今天取消了570班航班，并预计航班中断将持续到周末，不过航空公司发言人称，周六取消的航班数量应该比今天少。【解析】题目意为“美国航空公司有_______”选项A意为“570架飞机”；选项B意为“930架不同的飞机”；选项C意为“300架MD-80s”；选项D意为“3000个航班”。根据主题句，美国航空公司本周取消大约3000个航班，但无法推断该公司仅有3000多次航班，选项D错误；文章中，美国航空公司周四取消930次航班，今天取消570次航班，但未提到飞机数量，与选项A和B不符，因此只有选项C与题意相符。