Southwest Airlines has agreed to pay US$2.8 million to settle a lawsuit by the federal government over fuselage repairs that a contractor performed on dozens of planes.
The US Department of Justice on Monday said that Southwest also agreed to pay up to US$5.5 million in additional penalties if it fails to improve oversight of contractors it hires to perform maintenance work.
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via Southwest Airlines to pay US$2.8m in FAA lawsuit – Taipei Times.