A major issue hitting the American public right now is the airlines canceling flights due to regular inspections.

We know they're regular because there wouldn't be any fines for something that was suggested. How big a fine? How 'bout the biggest fine in airline history.

Southwest Airlines was reported by ABC News on March 12, 2008, to have been "slapped" with a $10.2 million fine dealing with inspections on the 737 fleet. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was said to have given the airline a warning, and when they followed up on it, the airline still hadn't conducted the necessary maintenance inspection. Of course after this fiasco with Southwest, the FAA is going to be crossing its t's and dotting its i's with other airlines.

I asked Chris, my husband, who is a pilot with a privately owned company, what he thought about this and his answer was simple. "Sounds to me like something that should have been taken care of a long time ago."

MSNBC.msn.com posted an article stating American Airlines grounded 595 flights on April 11 for inspections looking for faulty wiring. This is just an additional number of cancellations, and you know something, I don't think it'll be the last.

I’ve heard some say they would rather have their flight delayed or cancelled than have a dangerous plane in flight. This is a good point, but you would think a major industry, like the airlines, would have some more organization. Instead of allowing paying customers to sit, wait for hours and then leave them stranded, the airlines should have some type of warning. This would give customers the option to understand and possibly utilize the business again. How many times have you waited for a table at a busy restaurant? Now, how many times have you gone back, even though you knew there was going to be a wait? If the service is good, if the product is good, customers will return. It seems to me airlines are not using this logic.

Four commuter airlines have been permanently grounded in just the past few weeks. I see the airline industry is getting pretty cutthroat, but I just don't see it going completely down the drain. No matter how many people are left stranded, there will always be people needing to travel. All people can do is voice their frustration, threaten they'll take their business elsewhere, but that's like telling your body you're not going to eat anymore. You're going to have to eventually.

Just like Americans rely on electricity and their gas-powered vehicles, the airlines will never die. And if they did, there is no way other means of transportation could fill that void. I'm telling you, the day our major airlines close their doors, the airline industry will be the least of our problems. I mean something catastrophic will have to happen to shut them down.

So, as you're gritting your teeth filling up your gas tank, as you sit twirling your thumbs when the power goes out, keep in mind that same helpless feeling when you see another cancellation notice on the flight screen. It's just what we've let the world come to, that's all. We have forced ourselves to rely on things we can’t control.