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Originally Posted by skydog  Other than a couple of runway overruns, this is a carrier that has gone its entire existence (37 years) without a single crash. That is hardly the pattern of a carrier that ignores safety. Compare that with any other airline. |
SWA has been very lucky that their accidents and incidents don't include many fatalities. But keep in mind, this airline was much smaller than the other major airlines for a huge majority of its time in existence. SWA as a domestic behemoth only really took off in the 90s. Prior to that, it was really a smaller niche carrier. But SWA's history of incidents and accidents is troubling. Everyone should read the full NTSB report of their BUR overrun. Absolutely appalling, but that accident is clearly a result of their flight ops culture.
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Meanwhile that same FAA let accidents like Alaska and Valujet happen.
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The FAA can't be blamed for the ValuJet crash. That crash was solely the fault of the shipper of the O2 generators.