Trump praises Southwest airlines crew for response to engine failure

President Donald Trump praised crew members and passengers of a Southwest Airlines flight for their handling of an emergency landing 2 weeks ago after an engine exploded. Trump met in the Oval Office with 5 crew members and 5 passengers from Flight 1380, saying that they were “some incredible people.” The visit was the crew’s first public appearance since the April 17 incident. Pilot Tammie Jo Shults, who joined Southwest in 1994, was in the first cohort of women Navy pilots to transition to tactical aircraft and served as an instructor pilot flying the EA-6B Prowler and F/A-18 Hornet. Trump said Shults and the rest of the crew “displayed exemplary leadership” during the episode. “You were calm and strong and cool.” <br/>