12-30-2018, 11:00 AM
2 things that haven't been discussed by Southwest or the press.
1.Their maintenance technicians have been without a contract for 6 1/2
years.They could have some say in the process.
2.The ongoing investigation by the Inspector General in the United States Department of Transportation of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) oversight of the safety and maintenance culture at Southwest. The investigation has been going on for months.
Sources familiar with the investigation say the Inspector General (IG) is being more thorough than many expected would be the case. The IG is said to be talking extensively to — and seeking data from — a number of parties involved with all facets of Southwest’s maintenance operations, including third-party vendors who have done a large amount of outsourced maintenance work on Southwest’s fleet of Boeing 737s in recent years.
Though there is no rule that forbids the FAA from granting Southwest permission to fly to Hawaii while an investigation is ongoing, many observers think the FAA would be hesitant to grant that approval without knowing the results of the investigation. Or how damaging to Southwest and/or the FAA the findings might prove.
1.Their maintenance technicians have been without a contract for 6 1/2
years.They could have some say in the process.
2.The ongoing investigation by the Inspector General in the United States Department of Transportation of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) oversight of the safety and maintenance culture at Southwest. The investigation has been going on for months.
Sources familiar with the investigation say the Inspector General (IG) is being more thorough than many expected would be the case. The IG is said to be talking extensively to — and seeking data from — a number of parties involved with all facets of Southwest’s maintenance operations, including third-party vendors who have done a large amount of outsourced maintenance work on Southwest’s fleet of Boeing 737s in recent years.
Though there is no rule that forbids the FAA from granting Southwest permission to fly to Hawaii while an investigation is ongoing, many observers think the FAA would be hesitant to grant that approval without knowing the results of the investigation. Or how damaging to Southwest and/or the FAA the findings might prove.