Test flight from Oakland to Honolulu a final step Chris McGinnis, Tim Jue Updated 3:39 pm PST, Monday, February 4, 2019 Southwest Airlines first flights to Hawaii take off from Oakland International Airport on Tuesday Southwest Airlines first flights to Hawaii take off from Oakland International Airport on Tuesday Photo: Port Of Oakland Photo: Port Of Oakland Image 1 of / 28 Caption Close Image 1 of 28 Southwest Airlines first flights to Hawaii take off from Oakland International Airport on Tuesday Southwest Airlines first flights to Hawaii take off from Oakland International Airport on Tuesday Photo: Port Of Oakland Southwest Airlines first flight to Hawaii departs tomorrow 1 / 28 Back to … [Read more...] about Southwest Airlines first flight to Hawaii departs tomorrow
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Southwest Airlines apologised for asking a woman to ‘prove’ her mixed-race son was hers before flying
Lindsay Gottlieb, a California basketball coach, was stopped while trying to board a Southwest flight on Sunday. A desk assistant asked her to “prove” her baby, whose father is black, really belongs to her. Gottlieb tweeted that she was “appalled” by the incident, and suspects racism was behind it. The airline apologised and said it would use the incident as a “coaching opportunity” for its employee. Southwest Airlines has apologised to a woman for trying to stop her getting on a plane because they didn’t believe that her mixed-race son was really hers. Lindsay Gottlieb, who coaches the University of California women’s basketball team, was stopped by an airline employee at Denver airport on Sunday. She said that the employee asked her to “prove” that her one-year-old son, Jordan, really belongs to her. Gottlieb is white, and her fiancé, Patrick Martin, is black. This family is on a holiday weekend adventure to … [Read more...] about Southwest Airlines apologised for asking a woman to ‘prove’ her mixed-race son was hers before flying
Southwest Airlines crew detail engine explosion
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The flight crew on the Southwest Airlines jet that was forced to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia after an engine exploded described the harrowing experience in their first joint interview on Wednesday.Capt. Tammie Jo Shults called her first officer Darren Ellisor an "unsung hero" on "CBS This Morning ," saying he helped communicate with the flight attendants while she took controls for the landing.Shults, who was one of the first female fighter pilots in the U.S. Navy, said her military training helped her keep calm.Meanwhile in the cabin, flight attendant Rachel Fernheimer said she made sure to reassure passengers that everything would be OK.The crew had met together before the flight and one of the topics they discussed was faith, according to Shults. Flight attendant Seanique Mallory said considering what happened moments later, "God had already prepared us without us even knowing."The plane was heading from New York to Dallas on April 17 when one … [Read more...] about Southwest Airlines crew detail engine explosion
Passenger On Flight With Engine Explosion Sues Southwest Airlines
May 17, 4:04 PM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury National By Alex Perry 04/30/18 AT 1:56 PM A passenger on the ill-fated Southwest Airlines flight from New York to Dallas on April 17 that involved an engine explosion and a rare fatality is suing the airline, according to reports. After the traumatic events that led to an emergency landing, Lilia Chavez filed a lawsuit Thursday against Southwest Airlines in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia.According to the suit, Chavez suffered physical injuries from the flight, as she was seated three rows behind the smashed window that killed passenger Jennifer Riordan. Chavez also claims to deal with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder from the incident.Chavez had to make contact with her children to tell them she might die on the plane, adding to the distress of the situation, the lawsuit said.“This accident has crippled her will, and she is in shock … [Read more...] about Passenger On Flight With Engine Explosion Sues Southwest Airlines
After fatal accident, Southwest Airlines inspects 35,000 engine fan blades and finds no flaws
Southwest Airlines has completed the federally mandated inspection of 35,000 engine fan blades like the one that disintegrated in a fatal accident last month without finding additional flaws, but Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said Wednesday that “a handful” of blades had been sent to the manufacturer for further examination. Southwest said the blades were sent to engine maker General Electric out of “an abundance of caution” because of “coating anomalies” on the blades, and not because they showed any sign of metal fatigue. “I don’t think we’ll have any [negative] findings with those,” Kelly said in talking with reporters after Southwest held its annual meeting in Annapolis. A Southwest passenger, Jennifer Riordan, 43, a bank executive and mother of two from Albuquerque, was killed April 17 when an engine fan fractured near its hub in a spray of metal fragments that shattered her window as the Boeing 737 climbed to cruising … [Read more...] about After fatal accident, Southwest Airlines inspects 35,000 engine fan blades and finds no flaws