Mar
15
Southwest Airlines has been a huge topic over the past week with their maintenance discrepancies and flying airplanes past inspection times. Southwest pulled 38 planes out of service this past Wednesday to check for cracks in the plane above and below the passenger windows, and they are being repaired. The planes should be back in service by this weekend according to Southwest. Southwest could be facing a 10.2 million dollar fine from the FAA for flying these planes past the inspection time.
Now congress is suspecting other airlines are in this same situation. “We suspect there may be other airlines in a similar situation to Southwest, and our investigation is continuing,” Jim Berard, director of communications for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, tells the Christian Science Monitor.
People are also calling for the FAA to get overhauled regarding their handling of this situation.
Now, what do you think? Do you think the FAA needs to clean house? Will this affect your choice in air carriers?
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