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By David Shepardson and Steve Gorman WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two flight attendants on a Southwest Airlines flight departing Burbank, California, were injured on Friday after pilots took evasive action ...
The FAA is investigating Southwest Airlines after several in-flight incidents in recent months. Southwest planes have descended to dangerously low altitudes, and one suffered a so-called "Dutch ...
The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it was placing Southwest Airlines under a heightened safety review after a string of recent near-miss safety incidents involving the low-cost ...
The Federal Aviation Administration says it has found no safety issues with Southwest Airlines following several monthslong investigations launched in July after multiple close-call incidents.
One of Southwest’s most recent incidents involved a plane flying as low as 150 feet over water while it was still around 5 miles away from landing at the airport in Tampa. The pilots then landed ...
Other Recent Incidents. On April 5, a pilot on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 abandoned take-off at Texas Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport after a flame shot out of an engine.
Southwest pilots should expect an increase in FAA checks and inspectors, including during training events, the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association told members in a message on July 23. “This FAA ...
A Southwest Airlines employee was taken to a Dallas hospital Saturday after being assaulted by a passenger at Love Field Airport, according to the airline and the Dallas Police Department.