during landings and takeoffs
RR | New York | July 25, 2024
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has begun an investigation into an escalation of incidents during Southwest Airlines landings and takeoffs, with risks for passengers and crew as well as for the population near airports.
One case involves a July 14 Flight that landed in Tampa on a very low approach, just 150 feet off the ground while 4.8 miles from the runway, when the air traffic controller alerted the pilot, the FAA said, while other aircraft were flying at 1,200 feet at the same point according to information from Flightradar24.
Another incident occurred on June 19, when the plane descended 9 miles at the Oklahoma City airport, and the air traffic controller was also the one who alerted the pilot. The FAA mentioned another episode from the June 25 Flight when an aircraft from the airline in question took off from a closed runway in Portland, Maine, as reported by Travel Weekly.
On May 25, a Southwest Flight from Phoenix to Oakland went into a Dutch roll, destabilizing the Flight. Southwest said it is working with the FAA to review recent events.
As reported by REPROTUR.usIn March, Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said that the company had been forced to reduce its capacity for this year and focus on urgently lowering costs, and had suspended hiring of pilots, due to the lack of Boeing aircraft delivery on time. (Southwest adjusts costs with fewer pilots due to Boeing delays).
