Southwest Airlines declares a maintenance ‘emergency’ with more jets grounded

Southwest Airlines faces what its own managers call an operational state of "emergency" due to an unusually high number of Southwest Boeing 737s being taken out of service for maintenance. I.....»»

The report said Southwest Airlines operated more than 150,000 flights carrying 17.2 million passengers on 88 used Boeing 737 jets without confirmation that required maintenance had been completed......»»

A government report to be released shortly says that Southwest Airlines flew more than 17 million passengers on planes with unconfirmed maintenance records over roughly two years......»»

Southwest Airlines said on Thursday it was disappointed with a government audit that claimed the U.S. carrier failed to prioritize safety by flying millions of passengers on its jets with unconfirmed maintenance records......»»

The Max jets were grounded in March after being involved in two crashes within a five-month period......»»

Southwest Airlines expects it will have to remove the grounded Boeing Co 737 MAX jets from its flying schedule beyond the current Oct. 1 re-entry date following the discovery of a fresh safety issue, Chief Executive Gary Kelly told employees on Monday......»»

Boeing Co made mistakes that need to be addressed, Southwest Airlines Co Chief Executive Officer Gary Kelly told shareholders on Wednesday, but he added he is still hopeful the grounded 737 MAX jets will return to service this summer......»»

Southwest Airlines Co forecast better-than-expected second-quarter revenue growth on Thursday, citing demand from leisure and business customers, even though it is uncertain when its grounded Boeing 737 MAX jets will return to service......»»

Southwest Airlines Co forecast better-than-expected second-quarter revenue growth on Thursday, citing demand from leisure and business customers, even as the low-cost carrier is forced to ground its 34 Boeing 737 MAX jets......»»

Southwest Airlines Co reported a 16 percent drop in quarterly profit on Thursday, saying a U.S. government shutdown, maintenance disruptions and the grounding of its Boeing 737 MAX jets knocked $150 million off its bottom line......»»

Southwest Airlines says thousands of canceled flights, including 2,800 due to grounding its Boeing 737 Max 8 jets, are contributing to weaker bookings and $150 million less in first-quarter revenue than previously expected......»»

U.S. airlines that operate the 737 MAX - Southwest Airlines Co, American Airlines Group Inc and United Airlines - said their focus following the plane's grounding was on finding alternatives for affected customers as quickly as possible......»»

Here's why aircraft age and maintenance practices are important.....»»

Southwest Airlines had to abruptly ground 34 Boeing 737-700 aircraft on Thanksgiving Eve when the low-fare behemoth discovered that the maintenance paperwork related to the grounded planes was not in compliance with Federal Aviation Administration .....»»

Southwest's mechanics are in management's crosshairs as the low-fare behemoth reports larger than usual number of aircraft out of service......»»

Southwest's mechanics are in management's crosshairs as the low-fare behemoth reports larger than usual number of aircraft out of service heading into the weekend......»»

Southwest's mechanics are in management's crosshairs as the low-fare airline reports a larger-than-usual number of aircraft out of service......»»

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Southwest Airlines Co.’s operational emergency stretched into a fifth day Tuesday, with double the normal number of planes taken out of service daily because of mechanical issues......»»

Southwest Airlines Co. said it would investigate whether a dispute with its mechanics union was causing maintenance delays that have led to grounded planes and canceled flights......»»