Airlines Inspecting Boeing 737 Engines After Fatal Southwest Incident

Airlines Inspecting Boeing 737 Engines After Fatal Southwest Incident
A Southwest Boeing 737 airplane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, August 15, 2016. /Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
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Some major customers of Boeing Co’s popular 737 jets including Korean Air Lines Co Ltd said on Wednesday they were inspecting engines of the type that blew apart mid-air on a fatal Southwest Airlines Co flight on Tuesday.

European regulators this month began requiring an inspection by early next year, and a person familiar with the matter said U.S. regulators were near a similar rule, which affects a number of 737s in operation globally.