President George W. Bush will meet with cabinet officials next week to discuss economic matters and other issues, including safety in the U.S. airline industry, the White House said Friday. “First and foremost, we want airline passengers to be safe, " Scott Stanzel, a White House spokesman, told reporters at Bush's home in Crawford, Texas. “We have a safe airline transportation system.” However, Stanzel said Bush wants an update on aviation congestion and delays as well as questions raised by Congress over Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety oversight of the airline industry. The FAA this week forced American Airlines to ground hundreds of jetliners over a wiring issue. The airline has canceled over 3,000 flights.
