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Fear and Southwest Airlines Boeing Problems

WorldTourist
Explorer C

Let's talk about the Elephant in the room. We (the flying public) are getting radio silence from Southwest about all the recent, and not so recent near misses, and flight emergencies happening every month now, sometimes every week. A SW plane made a rapid decent during a flight off the coast of Hawaii almost plunging into the ocean before the flight could be controlled and pulled up to normal altitude. Next, a SW flight plunges dramatically towards homes in a residential neighborhood before the flight could be controlled by pilots and brought back to normal altitude. (see a trend here?) Next, a SW flight in May 2024 returned to Denver after smoke in cabin. April 2024 Engine cover falls off SW plane in flight causing a severe emergency landing. The list goes on and on. We want to know what SW is doing to stop these things from happening. There needs to be a huge overhaul of your safety systems that are in place and IMPROVE them. And I believe that means working with Boeing since many of these problems are from Boeing ineptitude, greed and bad management. Something needs to be done immediately. Stop focusing on diversity and DEI BS and worry about SAFETY.

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Re: Fear and Southwest Airlines Boeing Problems

bec102896
Aviator A

The FAA is investigating the 2 incidents they will release into when they have it. What would you expect Southwest to say? We had an issue and are investigating? No because that will worry people more if they come out and say an issue occurred. 

 

with the maintenance issues you do realize those happen on every airline you just don’t hear about them because the media is more focused on Southwest and has been since the December meltdown  United had a full week of major diversions for Boeing issues the media turned it as Boeing strikes again not United failed at maintenance. 

no one got hurt so a diverted plane for maintenance is not news worthy 

Re: Fear and Southwest Airlines Boeing Problems

dfwskier
Aviator A

Earth to Bot

Earth to Bot

 

Bot, you've been found out.