By Dave Michaels, The Dallas Morning News Jun. 11--WASHINGTON -- The congressional investigation into regulators' flawed oversight of Southwest Airlines has prompted a record number of complaints from other whistle-blowers reporting similar problems, officials said Wednesday. The U.S.

By Dave Michaels, The Dallas Morning News Jun. 11--WASHINGTON -- The congressional investigation into regulators' flawed oversight of Southwest Airlines has prompted a record number of complaints from other whistle-blowers reporting similar problems, officials said Wednesday. The U.S.

By Dave Michaels, The Dallas Morning News Apr. 6--WASHINGTON -- For Bobby Boutris, the road to vindication was no ordinary campaign. Until he testified before Congress last week, Mr.

Federal Aviation Administration whistle-blower Bobby Boutris told the U.S. House Friday that Southwest Airlines missed a required rudder inspection last year. The report came on the heels of a controversy that resulted in a $10.2 million FAA fine for Southwest in March.

By Jon Hilkevitch, Chicago Tribune Apr. 4--WASHINGTON -- FAA safety inspector Bobby Boutris was conducting night surveillance of maintenance at Midway Airport in Chicago in March 2007 when he observed a Southwest Airlines plane being repaired for a crack on the fuselage.