Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110403:18:33:00
Fredricka is the southwest operates aircraft in what's called a high-cycle, high-fatigue environment. they run up and down, in other words the airplane goes from the ground to altitude and back dune, which is a pressurization cycle, quite frequently. much more so than a lot of other airlines. and what happens is we exercise the fuselage, as it blows up with pressure and deflats when we're back on the ground. they tend to flex to metal. >> so a lot of short trips stress out the plane as opposed to people just thinking a plane that's being overused on long trips. this kind of short-trip stuff is...
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