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No tire exploded on the jetBlue aircraft...it was just that the wheel was facing the wrong direction.
With the SWA Aircraft fleet "under inspected"..well..I got that from one of the big news channels like MSNBC...and they said that SWA Aircraft have never been checked on besides the AA aircraft as well.
JetBlue Aircraft are most likely maintained at JFK or El Salvador, my guess. Theyre a young fleet(B6's Fleet)...of an average of 4-5 years..compared to SWA's fleet of 15-20 years old.
The FAA, working with the airline, sets standards for inspections and maintenance. Are you saying the FAA is allowing SWA to perform inspections at a less-frequent rate than other airlines, or are you accusing SWA of falsifying their maintenance records to show that they are complying with FAA requirements?
I think we did see that it was proven that WN was knowingly flying planes that were way past their mandatory inpection dates. Did either of you two read the link I posted earlier in this thread? I am not saying jetblue187's point was totally valid but you can't deny that WN has or had major issues with their behavior when it came to inspections.Quote:
Can you back your statement up that Southwest's planes are under inspected. Are you saying the FAA is allowing SWA to perform inspections at a less-frequent rate than other airlines, or are you accusing SWA of falsifying their maintenance records to show that they are complying with FAA requirements?
Yes, I did. It was for issues that happened more than a year and a half ago, and the FAA fined SWA for their actions and have increased oversight since then.Quote:
Originally Posted by NIKV69
Shoddy MX then! B6 should be banned and never fly again then for having the wheel face the wrong direction! Worse then a tire explosion!Quote:
Originally Posted by jetblue187
15-20 yrs is old? Wow, bud, don't fly AA, or NW, pssst they have over 35-40 yrs old DC9's ;)
Alex
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Originally Posted by jetblue187
Just the wheel facing the wrong way? LOLOLOLOLOL yeah minor problem why would the wheel need to face the right way?
Southwest's planes are fully inspected and even more so now since the fine from the FAA.
As for their fleet....Southwest is a much older airline then jetBlue hence their fleet is going to be older. btw recall when jetBlue screwed 1000s of ppl two winters ago?