In the wake of ongoing questions about safety issues, Southwest announced it was shelving plans to outsource aircraft maintenance to El Salvador. Somehow, I doubt a lot of fliers would trust that Salvadorean inspectors are as well-trained as U.S. ones. And, in a recession, the idea of outsourcing well-paying jobs is a political no-go anyway.
The icing may be permanent. Former American Airlines CEO Robert Crandall is backing Congressional regulation to require such inspections be done domestically.
Boy, how tone-deaf can Southwest be? When a former American exec makes you look clueless in the PR world, it’s bad.
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March 18, 2008
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