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FAA threatened to ground 38 Southwest Airlines jets over maintenance concerns, report says
U.S. aviation regulators "threatened" to ground 38 Boeing 737 jets operated by Southwest Airlines last month because the carrier isn't able to verify that the aircraft meet all mandatory safety standards, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing government documents. Congressional investigators and the U.S. Department of Transportation's inspector general's office are looking at Southwest's operation of used foreign aircraft it bought over the years, the WSJ… (www.msn.com) Daha Fazlası...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Damn...y'all got me worried now. I like to fly SW (KHOU) because of their baggage policy. But unsafe 737's...geez!!!!
If I have the choice to fly SWA or Walk... I would rather Walk in a Blizzard in Northern Alaska...
well said...damn!!
This just in... due to this investigation.. Southwest eyes buying airbus planes in the future... ;) Lol
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Southwest Airlines is operating 49 planes that may not have been properly inspected
The aircraft in question are among 88 used jets purchased from foreign carriers by Southwest between 2013 and 2017.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/southwest-airlines-is-operating-49-planes-that-may-not-have-been-properly-inspected-top-faa-official-says/2019/11/11/08a50df2-04c6-11ea-8292-c46ee8cb3dce_story.html
Southwest Airlines is operating 49 planes that may not have been properly inspected
The aircraft in question are among 88 used jets purchased from foreign carriers by Southwest between 2013 and 2017.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/southwest-airlines-is-operating-49-planes-that-may-not-have-been-properly-inspected-top-faa-official-says/2019/11/11/08a50df2-04c6-11ea-8292-c46ee8cb3dce_story.html
been snooping around SW for past few years...