Southwest captain fired over nose-gear first landing

Southwest Airlines has fired the captain of the Boeing 737-700 that made a hard landing at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in July. The aircraft landed nose gear first July 22 at LGA, leading to the collapse of the nose-gear and the 737 sliding 2,175 feet. There were no serious injuries, but the...

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