U.S. watchdog auditing FAA checks of Southwest Air after engine failure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department's inspector general is auditing the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of Southwest Airlines Co after a midair incident in which an engine exploded and one person was killed. The inspector general's office said in a memo it is opening a new review after "recent events have raised concerns about FAA’s safety oversight, particularly for Southwest Airlines." The inspector general said "our objective is to assess FAA’s oversight of Southwest Airlines’ systems for managing risk." ...
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