President Trump will be welcoming the crew of Southwest Flight 1380 to the White House on Tuesday, a White House spokesperson confirmed to Fox News. Further information concerning the meeting, including which crew members Trump would be hosting, was not immediately available. SOUTHWEST EXPECTS ‘SOFTNESS IN BOOKINGS’ FOLLOWING ENGINE EXPLOSIONTuesday’s meeting comes exactly two weeks after Southwest Flight 1380, bound for Dallas, was forced to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia after one of the engine’s fan blades failed due to metal fatigue. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOT TEXTED 'GOD IS GOOD' AFTER LANDINGSouthwest Captain Tammie Jo Shults, a former Navy combat pilot, has declined interviews following the incident. “As Captain and First Officer of the Crew of five who worked to serve our Customers aboard Flight 1380 yesterday, we all feel we were simply doing our jobs,” wrote Shults and Ellisor in a statement released by Southwest.

Source: Fox News April 30, 2018 13:20 UTC