Boeing 737-300

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) displayed a damaged section of a Southwest Airline jet on Tuesday, after the Boeing 737-300 sprung a hole during a flight on Friday, forcing an emergency landing at an airbase in Arizona.In response, Southwest grounded 79 sister planes over the weekend.Boeing was surprised when a section of a fusel...

Southwest Airlines mechanics were working Sunday to cut out a section of ruptured fuselage from a Boeing 737-300 that was forced to make an emergency landing at a southwestern Arizona military base.The tear along a riveted "lap joint" shows evidence of extensive cracking that hadn't been discovered during routine maintenance before Friday's flight,...

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) displayed a damaged section of a Southwest Airline jet on Tuesday, after the Boeing 737-300 sprung a hole during a flight on Friday, forcing an emergency landing at an airbase in Arizona.In response, Southwest grounded 79 sister planes over the weekend.Boeing was surprised when a section of a fusel...

Southwest Airlines mechanics were working Sunday to cut out a section of ruptured fuselage from a Boeing 737-300 that was forced to make an emergency landing at a southwestern Arizona military base.The tear along a riveted "lap joint" shows evidence of extensive cracking that hadn't been discovered during routine maintenance before Friday's flight,...