U.S. Airline Regulators Will Boost Inspections After Fatal Southwest Jet Engine Explosion
(PHILADELPHIA) — U.S. airline regulators have ordered inspections on engine fan blades like the one that plane, leading to the death of a woman who was partially blown out a window. The Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement late Wednesday comes nearly a year after the engine’s manufacturer recommended the additional inspections, and a month after European regulators ordered their airlines to do the work. Pressure for the FAA to act grew after an engine on a Southwest plane blew apart on Tuesday, showering the aircraft with debris ...
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