"… e of the majors have dropped standards in order to attract new applicants. Southwest Airlines, for example, no longer requires pilots to possess certification for flyin …"

"… “It had to have been his experience, asserted Kirkpatrick, now himself a Southwest Airlines captain reaching retirement age. “Its not a technique anybody would have …"

"… uirements, or are no longer doing background checks, aviation experts say. Southwest Airlines no longer requires pilots to have certification to fly Boeing 737s at the …"

"… dy for investigations, according to the inspector general. …"

"… etween airlines and FAA inspectors were often far too cozy. In the case of Southwest Airlines, investigators eventually concluded that 46 of its aircraft flew more than …"