The Federal Aviation Administration says it has discovered no issues of safety with Southwest Airways following a number of monthslong investigations launched in July after a number of close-call incidents.
Essentially the most notable incident occurred in April when a Southwest aircraft got here inside 400 toes from slamming into the ocean off the coast of Hawaii.
Nevertheless, a number of different incidents have been investigated, together with a flight to Phoenix, Arizona, in Might experiencing a “dutch roll,” a Southwest flight from Ohio to Florida that got here inside 150 toes of the water earlier than performing a go-around and a flight in June when a Southwest aircraft dropped to 525 toes over Oklahoma.
A Southwest Airways Boeing 737 passenger aircraft taxis alongside the tarmac on the Ronald Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia on December 13, 2024. (Photograph by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photograph by DANIEL SLIM/AFP through Getty Photographs)
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Southwest, in a press release to ABC concerning the company’s completion of the evaluate, stated it “appreciates the chance to interact with the FAA as a part of our mutual dedication to security. Nothing is extra essential to Southwest than the Security of our Prospects and Workers.”
The FAA additionally issued a press release within the aftermath of the investigations, saying they “completed its Certificates Holder Analysis Program (CHEP) of Southwest Airways. The evaluate didn’t determine any vital issues of safety.”
