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| 2015-02-25 |
Southwest grounded 128 planes — about one-fifth of its fleet — on Tuesday after discovering the missed inspections. Southwest spokeswoman Brandy King said the airline canceled about 80 flights Tuesday and expected to cancel up to 19 more on Wednesday while some inspections are done. She said the airline expected to finish "a good portion" of the inspections by Wednesday morning. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #12 Yessss, THAt yaw damper on the Boeing 737...Wien Alaska did a full barrel roll and I flew one just after one at Nordair went upside down...Boeing finally fixed it...fifty years later and how many crashes? |
| Posted by: hotspur666 2015-02-25 23:03 |
| #11 Heriberto: my gawd she looks very similar. The schtick was some different but every bit as fun. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2015-02-25 16:18 |
| #10 PSA = Pacific Southwest Airlines, at least here in San Diego, where they were HQ'd |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-02-25 14:17 |
| #9 I flew BA 'till I landed back at Heathrow followed by Fire Engines in a plane that could only reliably turn left with a slightly pissed up women's Rugby team singing the tunes from the Dam-Busters... It sort of put me off that airline. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2015-02-25 13:32 |
| #8 "PSA gals" While I'm pretty sure it's not prostate specific antigen gals I do wonder what it stands for? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2015-02-25 13:29 |
| #7 Sounds like they discovered a problem and they're taking care of it even if it means losing money. I suppose United is OK if you don't mind paying more and you don't care about getting there on time. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-02-25 12:19 |
| #6 I prefer Southwest |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-02-25 10:56 |
| #5 I fly them all the time and have never had a single issue. Unlike the few times I have flown United, Delta and Continental (before merger). Major issues with the other airlines. Hopefully Southwest fixes these yahoos right quick. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2015-02-25 10:21 |
| #4 Was this it Steve White ? |
| Posted by: Heriberto the Tiny5386 2015-02-25 08:35 |
| #3 I flew Southwest a couple months back. The lead flight attendant clearly had been educated by one of the old PSA gals. She did the entire comedy schtick from beginning to end on the flight safety instructions and she did it flawlessly. A real pleasure. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2015-02-25 08:29 |
| #2 As the company gets larger and larger, they are losing their unique charm and character. They're hiring more and more people, who don't give a shit how things used to be done. They just do like they did at their last employer. |
| Posted by: Ominetch Flaigum1482 2015-02-25 08:02 |
| #1 I try to avoid them at night. Also during the day. And in between. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-02-25 07:41 |