Fine will double unless airline completes additional safety measures within 30 months . FAA documents obtained by CNN found that in some cases , Southwest aircraft flew for 30 months after government inspection deadlines had passed . Boeing found Southwest flew nearly 60,000 jets without checking for fatigue cracks in fuselages . FAA documents : Aircraft flew for a year after inspection deadlines passed . Southwest happy to have settled `` all outstanding issues with the FAA ''
Fine will double unless airline completes additional safety measures within 30 months . Boeing found Southwest flew nearly 60,000 jets without checking for fatigue cracks in fuselages . FAA documents : Aircraft flew for a year after inspection deadlines passed . Southwest happy to have settled `` all outstanding issues with the FAA ''