She has nerves of steel
Great headline for and incredible story of a woman ex-fighter pilot landed her Boeing 737 safely after it blew an engine out.
‘She has nerves of steel’: The story of the pilot who calmly landed the Southwest Airlines flight Quote:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...=.fad1141a8c0c |
Great pilot. Just the sort of person you want.
Many of the 737s are getting pretty old. |
Wounder if outsourcing maintenance to foreign countries and third party subcontractors instead of US based had anything to do with the fan blade shattering?
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/...rcing-radio-ad One of the key issues being discussed is how Southwest deploys its mechanics and how much maintenance work is deployed to third-party contractors, especially as the airline grows its international presence in Latin America and the Caribbean. “They’re slowly chipping away at our maintenance [work],” Dixon said. “We have to protect our work. The company has not been open about that with us, which has caused frustration.” Barney |
I am no airplane expert, but I am guessing that inspections to identify metal fatigue means an aircraft has to be grounded for a period of time. Those inspections could cost the airline a bundle in lost revenue.
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All depends on whether they have to do it immediately, or if they are allowed to wait and work it in with regular required maintenance.
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