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A Southwest Airlines flight was delayed on Wednesday, Jan. 15, after its pilot was reportedly arrested and charged with DUI before takeoff at a Georgia airport.. Southwest Airlines, in a statement ...
A Southwest Airlines pilot was charged with driving under the influence as he prepared to fly. David Paul Allsop was going through pre-flight checks when police entered the cockpit.
Tammie Jo Shults (born Bonnell; born November 2, 1961) is an American retired commercial airline captain, author, and former naval aviator.She was one of the first female fighter pilots to serve in the United States Navy.
Southwest Airlines began revenue flights on June 18, 1971, using three Boeing 737-200 aircraft, and operated the type exclusively during the airline's early history. These aircraft were not originally ordered by Southwest, but rather were delivery slots taken over from Air California, Aloha Airlines, and Pacific Southwest Airlines, [11] including a lone 737-200 Combi which was later traded ...
A Southwest Airlines pilot was removed from the cockpit ahead of a Wednesday flight from Georgia to Chicago and was booked on a charge of driving under the influence, a source familiar with the ...
The aircraft had been in service with Southwest Airlines for nearly 18 years since its manufacture in 2000. [4] It was powered by two CFM International CFM56-7B24 engines. [2] [5] Five crew members and 144 passengers were on board. [2] [5] Tammie Jo Shults, aged 56, a former United States Navy fighter pilot, was the captain of the flight. [6]
A Southwest pilot talks on his phone as he waits for a plane to arrive at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, February 20, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Southwest Airlines plans to offer its pilots reduced hours and, in effect, monthly pay, two people familiar with the matter said, as it grapples with higher costs and overstaffing due to delays in ...