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Boeing Southwest Airlines Aircraft Suffers Mid-Flight Incident

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The Facts

  • Following an incident on Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched an investigation after a Southwest Airlines aircraft suffered damage to one of its wing flaps due to the detachment of an engine cowling on a Boeing 737-800.

  • Passengers could see the engine cover ripped apart, with a torn Southwest emblem blowing in the wind. Passengers watched as the cover was being pulled off and flew over the plane's wing.


The Spin

The foundation of every aircraft business is safety. Boeing has received agreat lot of criticism as the airplane manufacturer has been involved in numerous incidents lately. However, we should not be in haste to try to find the responsible party in this particular incident. So far, we know that the responsibility for the maintenance of Southwest Flight 3695 lies with Southwest Airlines. The FAA investigation will find out what happened and where the responsibility lies. Luckily, no one was hurt, and all passengepassengers could land safely.

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