charges but it s convicted of only one failing to train employees in hazardous material handling. before the cases are finished, sabretech goes out of business. valujet is grounded by the faa. goes on to merge with air tran airways and is later acquired by southwest. you fly, there are so many people that affect your airplane, your safety. coming up, a passenger smells smoke coming from a lavatory. within minutes the pilot has to fight to control the airplane on its way to the ground.
in that case, southwest discovered its own error and reported itself to the faa. after the latest incident, southwest elected to ground 79 of its 737s to check them for cracking. an effort the company says to make sure their passengers are safe. ted rolands, cnn, yuma, arizona. southwest s entire fleet is made up of various models of the boeing 737. all told, the airline has 558 of them. the fleet has an average age of just over 11 years. each aircraft flies an average of six flights per day. that s just under 11 hours each day. southwest is awaiting government approval to buy air tran airways. the worst accident of this type was 23 years ago over hawaii. a flight attendant died and many people were hurt. tomorrow night, we will speak with one of the passengers on that flight. ucla professor emeritus eric beckland. another close call in the air today. an atlantic southeast airlines
ted rolands, cnn, yuma, arizona. southwest s entire fleet is made up of various models of the boeing 737. all told, the airline has 558 of them. the fleet has an average age of just over 11 years. each aircraft flies an average of six flights per day. that s just under 11 hours each day. southwest is awaiting government approval to buy air tran airways. as ted rowlands mentioned, the worst accident was this type was 23 years ago over hawaii. a flight attendant died and many people were hurt. tomorrow night, we will speak with one of the passengers on that flight. ucla professor emeritus eric beckland. another close call in the air today. an atlantic southeast airlines jet, a delta regional partner, was forced to make an emergency landing in little rock, arkansas, after striking a flock of birds. you can see the damage to the plane s nose and around the engine. the 49 passengers and crew members were shaken but nobody was hurt.
ted rolands, cnn, yuma, arizona. southwest s entire fleet is made up of various models of the boeing 737. all told, the airline has 558 of them. the fleet has an average age of just over 11 years. each aircraft flies an average of six flights per day. that s just under 11 hours each day. southwest is awaiting government approval to buy air tran airways. as ted rowlands mentioned, the worst accident was this type was 23 years ago over hawaii. a flight attendant died and many people were hurt. tomorrow night, we will speak with one of the passengers on that flight. ucla professor emeritus eric beckland. another close call in the air today. an atlantic southeast airlines jet, a delta regional partner, was forced to make an emergency landing in little rock, arkansas, after striking a flock of birds. you can see the damage to the plane s nose and around the engine. the 49 passengers and crew members were shaken but nobody was hurt.