Southwest’s Fatal Accident and 7 Other Aviation Stories This Week
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This week in aviation, Allegiant Air was in the hot seat over its safety record and Southwest tried to recover from a passenger death, the first for a U.S. airline since 2009 and the first for Southwest since it began flying in 1971.
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>>The pictures from Southwest Flight 1380 are scary. But flying remains incredibly safe. Investigators will undoubtedly figure out what happened, and when they do, flying will be even safer: Southwest’s Engine Type Considered Among Most Reliable Despite Recent Issues
>>The 60 Minutes report last week about Allegiant Air was solid, serious journalism. But it wasn't much of a surprise to industry insiders, who have known about the carrier's
