More flight cancellations are expected today as Southwest Airlines completes inspections on its fleet of Boeing 737s. The cancellations come after a rupture in one Southwest plane forced an emergency landing, Friday. Joseph Berger, reporter with The New York Times, explains how prevalent these “fatigue cracks” are in older jets.
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