Southwest, one of the country's best-known airlines, is dealing with myriad problems as major aircraft manufacturer Boeing continues to face the music over numerous safety incidents on its planes.The popular budget carrier announced a slew of operational changes in April after posting poor financial results in the first quarter of 2024. After making a net loss of $231 million, the airline announced it would cease operations at four airports and cut 2,000 jobs.
'We were finding little things like spanners under the floorboards, in some cases, seat handles missing, things like that,' he said in March. 'This shows a lack of attention to detail, quality issues in Boeing.'Aviation experts have said the troubles plaguing airlines across the world are twofold: caused in part because of an over-reliance on Boeing, and because of Boeing's flawed Yellowstone Project.The Yellowstone ProjectChad D.