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April 20, 2023

Southwest Airlines Contends with Ongoing Tech Woes

You Are Now Free to Move About the Complaint Queue

In the wake of technical issues, hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights were delayed on Tuesday, 18 April 2023. The widespread service disruptions prompted the Dallas-based airline to temporarily halt flight operations. Southwest set forth that the delays and an ensuing, FAA-mandated ground stop had been occasioned by “data connection issues resulting from a firewall failure.”

Pushing to Eradicate Human Pilots

On 19 April 2023, Natilus announced it had successfully completed multiple flights of a subscale prototype of its Kona regional aircraft. By dint of a protracted series of wind-tunnel tests undertaken for purpose of assessing the aerodynamic performance of Natilus’s unique Blended-Wing-Body (BWB) architecture, the company has drawn one tangible step nearer its objective or doing wholly away with the traditional piloting profession—for humans, anyway.

As Company Bleeds Talent, Clock Ticks on Conciliation Deadline

Staring down the deadline for conciliation, Westjet pilots turned in an “overwhelming vote of support for lawful job action”, according to their representatives at the ALPA. More than 95% of the pilot base turned out to vote, with 93% voting to strike if a negotiated settlement is not reached by May 16, 2023. The result was described as a “clear sign that WestJet pilots remain committed to securing a North American industry-standard contract,” noting that an agreeable deal would “go a long way toward fixing WestJet’s recruitment and retention issues.