Southwest Airlines engine explosion News

What Happens When a Plane Ruptures: Violent Winds, Flying Debris

When even a small hole suddenly opens in a jetliner flying miles above the Earth, it unleashes hurricane-like forces. Everything that’s not strapped down flies toward the opening. The wind can easily lift a person up and out of the …

Survivors of Southwest Engine Explosion Could File PTSD Claims

Being on an airplane more than six miles in the air when an engine blows up and sends shrapnel through a window is an experience so scary that aviation lawyers say it’s not just the family of the woman killed …

Officials: Exploded Southwest Jet Engine Had Metal Weakness Signs

Southwest Airlines Co. is stepping up inspections on its jet fleet after investigators said they discovered evidence of metal fatigue on an engine that exploded Tuesday, sending shrapnel into the plane and killing a passenger seated near a window. The …