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Boeing issues taking toll on Dallas-based Southwest, top US airline execs demand meeting with jet-maker


A recent string of scary incidents on Boeing jets are adding even more anxiety to flying for travelers.

DALLAS — Headlines about the recent string of scary incidents on Boeing jets, starting with a panel blowing out of an Alaska Airlines jetliner in January are adding even more anxiety to flying for travelers like Denise Williams. The proposed meeting is twofold: Airlines want to hear the jet-makers strategy for fixing the quality control problems that have come to light, but they also want to talk about manufacturing issues now slowing deliveries carriers were counting on. We reached out to Southwest, the airline declined to comment on the specific meetings, but told us they “have ongoing, frequent communication with Boeing, which is not new and will continue.”

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