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FAA Faces Scrutiny Over How It Handled Concerns About Southwest Operations Before Flight 1380 Tragedy

Aggiunto 5 anni fa

A federal watchdog is investigating the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of Southwest Airlines after a hotline complaint about operational issues at the airline and the engine failure incident on Flight 1380 which led to a passenger’s death. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General issued a memorandum on Wednesday announcing the audit. The DOT received a complaint alleging a number of operational issues at Southwest, including alleged pilot training… (www.dallasnews.com) Altro...

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Wayne Fox 5 anni fa 3

Scott Pruitt must be heading the FAA too.

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golfbum971 5 anni fa -3

Where's 60 minutes and their crack team of reporters!?!

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matt jensen 5 anni fa 0

Chasing illegals at the border....

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golfbum971 5 anni fa -1

Haha that's exactly right!

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Ken McIntyre 5 anni fa -2

Bashing Trump. What else?

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btweston 5 anni fa -1

Uh... What?

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sparkie624 5 anni fa -3

Another version that allows Ad Blockers... https://thepointsguy.com/news/aviation-watchdog-investigating-faa-oversight-of-southwest-airlines/

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sparkie624 5 anni fa -3

I have been saying for a long time... Anyone who has been around FA for anytime at all knows very well that I am not an SWA fan, and this article explains it very well.

Looking at their Statement: “We have a very transparent and professional relationship with the Federal Aviation Administration,”

No kidding, it was so transparent that they could not see anything! Also remember a number of years ago SWA paid FAA inspectors money and when it got uncovered the FAA inspectors were fired. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/03/world/americas/03iht-fly.4.11653148.html

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Randy Marco 5 anni fa 0

The article was about the FAA and ALL Airlines not just Southwest, quit distorting the facts!

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