Southwest Takes 128 Jets Out of Service on Inspection Lapse
A Southwest Airlines Co. Boeing 737-700.
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Southwest Airlines Co., the world’s biggest operator of Boeing Co. 737 jets, is taking almost a fifth of its fleet out of service for inspections after alerting U.S. regulators that it missed checks on the planes’ rudders.
The carrier took out 128 single-aisle 737-700s and notified the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration about the lapses on Tuesday afternoon, according to an e-mailed statement from the agency.