Jim......have you forgotten about this? I know time erases memories but this was pretty recent.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/03/06...nes/index.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/domes...40389320080403
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gener...y&channel=comm
http://cbs5.com/national/faa.airline....2.691137.html
This is just one of the headlines.......
Records: Southwest Airlines flew 'unsafe' planes
And a quote from that article...."House panel chair says it's "one of the worst safety violations" he's ever seen"