{"id":100236,"date":"2020-09-17T16:37:34","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T16:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=100236"},"modified":"2020-09-17T16:37:37","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T16:37:37","slug":"southwest-airlines-is-temporarily-grounding-130-boeing-737-800","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2020\/09\/southwest-airlines-is-temporarily-grounding-130-boeing-737-800.html","title":{"rendered":"Southwest Airlines is temporarily grounding 130 Boeing 737-800."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Southwest Airlines<\/strong> reported that it temporarily grounded 130 Boeing 737-800 aircraft after discovering 75-pound discrepancies in the aircraft’s weight data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> Southwest Airlines will begin operations at Miami Airport later this year.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“As a precaution, we have temporarily stopped flying the respective aircraft to enter the correct weights of the aircraft in question into the system and restart the program,” the airline said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airline indicated that the temporary cessation of flights by these aircraft would cause some delays or cancellations; however, they anticipate that the impact on their operations will be minimal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> American Airlines seeks U.S. credit and postpones delivery of 737 Max aircraft.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported in January that it was seeking to fine Southwest $3.92 million for alleged weight violations on 21,505 flights on 44 aircraft between May 1, 2018 and August 9, 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A February report from the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General said the FAA violated its own guidelines by addressing Southwest’s failure to comply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n