Southwest Airlines Flew More Than 17M Passengers on Planes with Unconfirmed Maintenance Records
The Transportation Department’s report followed an 18-month audit and implicates the Federal Aviation Administration for allowing Southwest to “fly aircraft with unresolved safety concerns.”
https://michaelsavage.com/report-southwest-airlines-flew-more-than-17m-passengers-on-planes-with-unconfirmed-maintenance-records/
(however - the agency has not cited in the news even a single example of a lapse they are are under concern. one maybe is that we know some airlines get maintenance done in mexico by (uncertified) mechanics by flying the planes into mexico - a job killer for americans)