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Southwest inspects its Boeing 737s

Charleston, USA - Following the opening of a hole in the fuselage of flight WN2294

Southwest Airlines has decided to open an inspection on its entire Boeing 737/300 fleet after the emergency landing caused yesterday by the opening of a football-sized hole in the fuselage of the aircraft performing flight WN2294 from Nashville to Baltimore. The cabin of the airplane suddenly depressurized and the pilot was forced to land at Charleston-Yeager airport, West Virginia (see AVIONEWS). The...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1107133
Rome, Italy, 07/14/2009 15:41
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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