Originally Posted by
Doc Savage
I once had a flight delayed over an hour so they could ferry a plane part (for a different aircraft) to the destination airport. And they actually announced the reason!
It's field Service or Service Parts that need to be shipped to the installing site. This is possibly very crucial for the site as the aircraft cannot fly without these parts. Parts need to be located first but this takes time. AA is our customer so we are well aware of this. Not really that strange.