Legal Opinion
Mariko L.A. Bennett v. Southwest Airlines Co., the Boeing Company, and City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 26, 2007No. 06-3486PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
Southwest Airlines flight 1248 landed in a snowstorm at Chicago Midway International Airport on December 8, 2005. Conditions were near the federal minimum for safe landings on Midway’s Runway 31C, which at 6,522 feet is among the shortest main runways at a commercial airport. A successful landing of the Boeing 737-700 depended on the pilot’s ability to come in at a moderate speed, touch down near the start of the runway, and apply the thrust reversers promptly. As things turned out, however, the wheels touched down 2,000 feet into the runway and thrust reversers did…
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