After Southwest Plane Explosion, Airlines Ordered to Conduct Urgent Engine Safety Checks

U.S. airline regulators have ordered inspections on engine fan blades like the one that snapped off a Southwest Airlines plane, leading to the death of a woman who was partially blown out a window......»»

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday called on Boeing Co to redesign the fan cowl structure on 737 NG planes after a passenger was killed on a Southwest Airlines plane in April 2018 after an engine failure......»»

Jennifer Riordan of New Mexico, a 43-year-old Wells Fargo vice president and mother of two, was killed after the engine exploded and shattered a plane window. She was the first person killed in a U.S. passenger airline accident since 2009......»»

Southwest Airlines Co and Brazil's Gol Linhas Aereas said on Wednesday they had grounded a total of 13 Boeing Co 737 NG airplanes after U.S. regulators ordered urgent inspections last week......»»

The same engine that exploded last week powers nearly all of Southwest's fleet Southwest Airlines cancelled about 40 flights Sunday as the airline stepped up efforts to inspect the engines of its Boeing 737 fleet on the heels of.....»»

Southwest Airlines clashed with engine-maker CFM over the timing and cost of proposed inspections after a 2016 engine accident......»»

U.S. airline regulators have ordered inspections on engine fan blades like the one that snapped off a Southwest Airlines plane, leading to the death of a woman who was partially blown out a window......»»

As the Southwest pilot in Tuesday's deadly jet explosion is hailed as hero, investigators Wednesday focused on what caused the engine to explode mid-air and airlines around the world rushed to inspect the safety of their fleets......»»

As the Southwest pilot in Tuesday's deadly jet explosion is hailed as hero, investigators are focused on the engine explosion and airlines around the world are rushing to inspect the safety of their fleet......»»

The manufacturer says it's "the world's best-selling jet engine." Southwest Airlines is racing to do an inspection of all of the engine.....»»

Mark Makela / Reuters A passenger on Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 had the top half of her torso sucked out of a window on Tuesday.....»»

The incident occurred approximately two weeks after an engine explosion on another flight left one dead......»»

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines may have avoided a lasting financial setback in the wake of the fatal flight 1380 last April 18. The engine on a Southwest plane bound from New York to Dallas exploded. Shrapnel from the explosion punctured a window on t.....»»

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board opened an investigative hearing on Wednesday into the fatal engine explosion on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 that killed one passenger......»»

Jennifer Riordan of New Mexico, a 43-year-old Wells Fargo vice president and mother of two, was killed after the engine exploded and shattered a plane window. She was the first person killed in a U.S. passenger airline accident since 2009......»»

Qantas Airways Ltd and Southwest Airlines Co are stepping up checks for structural cracks on Boeing Co 737 NGs after discovering problems with planes that did not require urgent inspections, airline sources said......»»

Qantas Airways Ltd and Southwest Airlines Co are stepping up checks for structural cracks on Boeing Co 737 NGs after discovering problems with planes that did not require urgent inspections, airline sources said......»»

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday it will meet to determine the probable cause of the April 2018 engine failure of Southwest Airlines flight 1380 that killed a passenger who was partially sucked out the window......»»

Southwest Airlines Co said Wednesday it found cracks on two Boeing 737 NG airplanes and removed them from service after U.S. regulators last week ordered urgent inspections......»»

Investigators probing an engine explosion on an Air France A380 in 2017 are studying a possible manufacturing flaw with a key part in a move likely to trigger checks on dozens of Airbus superjumbos worldwide, people familiar with the matter said......»»