Originally Posted by
Sopwith
So which excuse is closer to the truth:
- The flight was canceled due to maintenance.
- The flight was canceled because we needed it to replace another aircraft that needed maintenance.
- The flight was canceled for operational reasons.
- The flight was canceled for safety reasons.
For number 2 to be a possible explanation, you have to believe that FINs are assigned in advance with no intent to change.
They're not. They change all the time. The "flight" wasn't needed to replace something else.
An aircraft went mechanical. They had to cancel a flight. They chose this one.
Isn't everything "operational"? And under the law, maintenance is a subset of safety.
As such, maintenance is always more precise than safety, but that doesn't mean they're not both legally accurate.