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par patrick1956 Lun 13 Jan 2014 - 20:21Looks like the rumors are true. Here’s a shot of the new @SouthwestAir livery that they plan to roll out Monday. pic.twitter.com/xBy0874UsJ
— Holly Hegeman (@PlaneBusiness) 7 Septembre 2014Southwest Airlines Co. failed to perform mandatory rudder inspections on more than 125 jets, or roughly one-fifth of its fleet, forcing it to scramble late Tuesday to negotiate an unusual arrangement with federal regulators to keep the planes flying until the checks were completed.
The drama began Tuesday afternoon, when the carrier informed the FAA that certain hydraulic inspections were missed on 128 of the company’s Boeing 737-700 models, which were voluntarily taken out of service right away. Some 80 flights were canceled on Tuesday as a result.
Officials from Southwest, the Federal Aviation Administration and plane maker Boeing Co. then hunkered down to work out a plan to get the checks completed as quickly as possible, with the aim of returning the planes to service in the interim. Around 1 a.m. Wednesday Eastern time, Southwest said the FAA approved “a proposal that would allow the planes to keep flying for a maximum of five days” while inspections are done. An FAA spokesman confirmed the arrangement.
Southwest flies more than 3,400 flights a day, meaning that taking out a fifth of its fleet could result in hundreds of cancellations nationwide. The company’s updated statement anticipated “very minimal impact” on Wednesday’s operations.
Reflecting the fluid nature of the situation, the FAA released its own statement about two hours earlier confirming that the carrier had “missed some required inspections on the standby rudder system” on 128 aircraft. The statement added that FAA officials, working with representatives of the airline and manufacturer Boeing Co., were still evaluating a proposal “that would allow the airline to continue flying the planes until the inspections are completed over the next few days.”
The FAA approved a proposal that would allow Southwest to continue operating the aircraft for a maximum of five days as the checks are completed. Approximately 80 cancellations occurred today as a result of the events and the airline is anticipating a very minimal impact to their operations tomorrow. The Safety of our Customers and Employees remains our highest priority and we are working quickly to resolve the situation.
.@SouthwestAir converts 31 737-700s in 2016 to -800s (via @jmhdinger) Subscribers only http://t.co/5I8Tvu7B4S
— Ghim-Lay Yeo 杨锦丽 (@ghimlay) 14 Mai 2015The first 737-8 Max to be painted in @SouthwestAir livery is out on the Renton flight line. Photo by @marker7193 pic.twitter.com/IjDEo8lTDF
— Woodys Aeroimages (@woody2190) 8 mai 2016
Holy moly: Photo suggests that Alaska has already painted a plane celebrating its yet-to-be approved Virgin merger. https://t.co/xqBsT5Zdxb
— Jon Ostrower (@jonostrower) 6 novembre 2016
c'est bien Alaska Airlines. Admin peut déplacer le post si nécessaire...Transatlantic service on Southwest is a "maybe", says CEO. But going across the pond is not part of the 50 new destinations airline is currently studying #Aviation18
— Ghim-Lay Yeo 杨锦丽 (@ghimlay) 1 mars 2018
Southwest CEO Gary Kelly says the airline "will want" more than 30 737 Max 7s (even though the airline deferred most of its Max 7s not too long ago) #Aviation18
— Ghim-Lay Yeo 杨锦丽 (@ghimlay) 1 mars 2018
"Forever is a really long time," says @SouthwestAir CEO @gary_kelly, when asked if bags will fly free on WN forever. He says they will as long as he is CEO #Aviation18
— Ghim-Lay Yeo 杨锦丽 (@ghimlay) 1 mars 2018
