Southwest Airlines Rethinks Operating Plans
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Southwest Airlines is reconsidering some of its operating plans in the wake of maintenance lapses, including the pace of retiring older aircraft and outsourcing maintenance overseas, a newspaper reported on Monday.
Southwest is pursuing major structural upgrades to dozens of its oldest Boeing
737 jets in an effort partly aimed at reducing long-term maintenance expenses,
according to the Wall Street Journal. US aviation regulators proposed a
$10.2 million fine on March 6 alleging the carrier failed in 2006 and 2007 to
inspect 46 Boeing 737s for cracks.
In a follow-up review of its maintenance records last week, Southwest
grounded 38 737s in order to re-inspect them for fuselage cracks around
windows, cancelling 4 percent of its flights for one day. Small cracks
were found on four planes, and all but two had returned to service by Friday
according to Southwest. The remaining two were expected to fly again over last
weekend.
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