Airline Safety Issues

First published on February 12, 2019 Senators Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, are urging the FAA to investigate after a CBS News report found that mechanics are being pressured to ignore potential safety issues and “short-cut the critical work they perform.” Markey and Blumenthal sent a letter to Acting FAA Administrator Daniel Elwell citing the

Airline mechanics say they feel pressured by management to look the other way when they see potential safety problems on airplanes, an eight-month-long CBS News investigation reveals. In some of the cases, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) agreed with those mechanics. The U.S. aviation system is experiencing an unparalleled period of safety, with only one

At least 10 mechanics who work on Southwest passenger jets in Dallas and Los Angeles say the air carrier has discouraged maintenance personnel from reporting potential safety issues. According to a pair of whistleblower complaints obtained by NBC Dallas, Southwest supervisors have been accused of applying “pressure not to document discrepancies” and creating “a culture

A whistleblower was questioned by management after revealing a problem on some 737s in an area of the plane he wasn’t assigned to inspect. Months before an airborne accident claimed the life of a Southwest Airlines passenger, the Federal Aviation Administration found that distrust between managers and mechanics at Southwest’s Dallas maintenance base was so

SouthWestAirlines giving priority to on-time performance over safety, or a number of reports on NBC News. The focus: Southwest coercion of its mechanics is to turn a blind eye to aircraft safety issues. The smoking gun turned up, and the evidence transcrip and revealed in this article. The NBC pieces are, in turn, based on

In the wake of Southwest Airlines’ first-ever fatal airplane accident in April, the low-fare behemoth is suddenly confronting a major federal investigation and a lawsuit that could have serious ramifications as they shine a spotlight on Southwest’s safety and maintenance practices. On Wednesday, eight passengers who were aboard the fatal Southwest Flight 1380 last April