03-14-2008
03:13 AM
3 Loves
Hey Len Frank,
You conveniently left out the part of the story that had to do with the Whistleblower investigation......about how Southwest used the "cozy" relationship it has with the FAA to go over an FAA inspectors head.....
Now the FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into possible threats, made against the local FAA inspector who blew the whistle of the FAA and Southwest.
http://cbs11tv.com/seenon/Southwest.Airlines.FAA.2.674307.html
I think both Southwest and the FAA are in need of a Management shake-up.
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I think the executives and the hierarchy at the FAA have a lot of explaining to do. SWA had a good reputation for such a long time and it saddens me to see this kind of behavior. Putting the public's safety at risk in this manner is not what we expected from this company. I have yet to see an apology. All we seem to hear is the same old "Safety was never compromised" - Lies - flying plans without doing mandatory inspections is UNSAFE. flying planes with Cracks in the hull - UNSAFE.
This kind of behavior makes the public very afraid of flying. I see a lot of love for SWA on this blog, but I think this scandal will make many want to break the relationship and seek safe flying elsewhere.
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