[Dog Gone]

During its investigation, the NTSB examined an earlier incident involving an American Airlines Airbus-300 that lost 3,000 feet in height.

That's one tall plane.

[Ichneumon]

[During its investigation, the NTSB examined an earlier incident involving an American Airlines Airbus-300 that lost 3,000 feet in height.]

That's one tall plane.

Not nearly as tall as it *used* to be, apparently...

Someone smack this reporter and editor until they learn the difference between "altitude" and "height".

[theDentist]

It's designed to be that tall so it can more effectively land on those runways
that are 300 feet long and 2 miles wide.