Southwest’s “peeled plane” incident, and the true cost of cheap airline maintenance
- Xeni Jardin
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- Apr 04, 2011
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TODAY I LEARNED: “metal fatigue” isn’t what happens when you listen to your favorite Slayer album one too many times. (milesobrien.com)
Related: Two PBS Frontline documentaries, “Flying Cheap,” and “Flying Cheaper.“
(Photo: Southwest mechanics work on a Boeing 737 inside a hanger at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. REUTERS/Rick Scuteri)