"Ukurhoxiswa kwenqwelomoya enkulu kwi-Southwest Airlines kwiveki ephelileyo kaDisemba konakalise iiholide kumashumi amawaka abakhenkethi, bebamise emasangweni ngaphandle kweebhegi zabo kwaye kubanyanzele ukuba baphoswe yimibhiyozo neentsapho kunye nabahlobo," kubhala iisenethi. "Nangona isaqhwithi sasebusika u-Elliott saphazamisa iinqwelomoya kulo lonke ilizwe, zonke ezinye iinqwelomoya ezisebenza e-United States zikwazile ukubuyela kwishedyuli eqhelekileyo yokubhabha kungekudala emva koko - ngaphandle koMzantsi-ntshona. Umzantsi-ntshona kufuneka uthathe onke amanyathelo ayimfuneko ukuqinisekisa ukuba le ngxaki ayiphindi yenzeke. ”
Kwileta eya kuSouthwest Airlines CEO uRobert E. Jordan efuna iimpendulo zayo ukurhoxiswa kwenqwelomoya enkulu Kwiveki yokugqibela kaDisemba, iiseneta zachaza ukuba uMzantsi-ntshona urhoxise iinqwelomoya ezingaphezu kwe-7,500 phakathi kwe-27 kaDisemba kunye ne-29 - emva kwesaqhwithi sasebusika u-Elliott - nanjengokuba zonke ezinye iinqwelomoya ezinkulu ziye zarhoxisa iinqwelomoya eziyi-1,077. zidibene ngelo xesha. Amalungu eSenethi acele iJordan ukuba ichaze izizathu zolu ngquzulwano lweholide, kubandakanya nemibuzo ethile malunga nesoftware yayo yakudala, izigqibo zabasebenzi, imigaqo-nkqubo yokubuyiselwa kwamatikiti, izigqibo zomthwalo wabakhweli, kunye nembuyekezo yabanini zabelo.
“Kubathengi kwilizwe liphela, oku kusilela bekungaphezulu nje kwentloko ebuhlungu - yayiliphupha elibi. Abahambi bavaleleke kwilizwe lonke kangangeentsuku ezininzi, benyanzelwa ukuba bachithe iiyure bebambe kunye nabameli benkonzo yabathengi baseMazantsi-ntshona okanye emgceni kwiidesika zenkonzo yaseMazantsi-ntshona kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya, ” zaqhubeka iiseneta. "Ngoku njengoko uMzantsi-ntshona ubuyele kwishedyuli yokuhamba rhoqo kwaye sele eqalile ukubuyisela iibhegi kubathengi, inqwelomoya kufuneka ijonge oonobangela bale ntlekele kwaye iqinisekise ukuba ayiphindi yenzeke."
NgoDisemba, njengoko uMzantsi-ntshona urhoxisa amawaka eenqwelomoya, iiSenators uMarkey kunye neBlumenthal watsalela umnxeba kwinqwelomoya ukubonelela ngembuyekezo yemali kubakhweli ngenxa yokurhoxiswa, ukongeza kwimbuyekezo yetikiti kunye nembuyiselo yeehotele, ukutya, kunye nenye isithuthi uMzantsi-ntshona osele uvumile ukunika abathengi abachaphazelekileyo. Kwangoko ngoNovemba, uSenator uMarkey ukhokele uSenator Blumenthal kunye noSihlalo weKomiti yezoRhwebo uMaria Cantwell (D-Wash.) ukuthumela izimvo kwiSebe lezoThutho libongoza i-arhente ukuba yomeleze umthetho ocetywayo wokubuyiselwa kwamatikiti.
Amalungu eSenethi abize uMzantsi-ntshona ukuba aphendule kuthotho lwemibuzo ngoFebruwari 2, 2023.
Le mibuzo ibandakanya kodwa ayiphelelanga apho:
Imibuzo Jikelele
- Nceda unikezele ngengcaciso yenkcazo eneenkcukacha zokuba kutheni uMzantsi-ntshona ungakwazanga ukubuyela kwishedyuli eqhelekileyo yenqwelomoya emva kwesaqhwithi sasebusika i-Elliot. Kule ngcaciso, nceda uchonge imingeni uMzantsi-ntshona ojongene nayo yonke imihla phakathi kwe-22 kaDisemba, 2022 kunye noJanuwari 2, 2023 kunye namanyathelo athathwe uMzantsi-ntshona ngosuku ngalunye ukujongana nale ngxaki.
- Bangaphi abakhweli ababhukishe amatikiti kwiinqwelomoya zaseMazantsi-ntshona eziye zarhoxiswa phakathi kukaDisemba 22, 2022 noJanuwari 4, 2023? Nceda unikeze umfanekiso wosuku ngalunye.
- Ngeliphi ixesha uye wazi ukuba uMzantsi-ntshona awuyi kukwazi ukubuyela ngokukhawuleza kwishedyuli yayo eqhelekileyo emva kwe-Elliott?
Imibuzo yeSoftware ephelelwe lixesha
- Nceda uchaze ngokweenkcukacha inkqubo yesoftware esetyenziswa nguMzantsi-ntshona ukusetyenzwa kweenguqu, ulwabiwo ngokutsha, kunye neendlela zokuphinda uqhube umqhubi wenqwelomoya kunye neeshedyuli zomlindi wenqwelomoya kunye nenkqubo yesoftware yokuthunyelwa esetyenziswa nguMzantsi-ntshona ukulawula utshintsho kwiindlela zenqwelomoya kunye nabakhweli.
- Kutheni le nto umqhubi wenqwelomoya waseMzantsi-ntshona kunye nomlindi wenqwelo-moya ecwangcisa isoftware engakwazi ukusetyenzwa ngokufanelekileyo iipakethe ezininzi, ezinkulu, ezivalelekileyo zokurhoxisa?
- Kwakutheni ukuze uMzantsi-ntshona usilele ukutyala imali ukwenza ezi nkqubo zibe zezanamhlanje ukuqinisekisa ukuba zinokulungelelanisa abasebenzi kunye neeshedyuli zokubhabha emva kwezaqhwithi ezinkulu nangexesha lokuhamba okukhulu?
- Sithini isicwangciso soMzantsi-ntshona sokuhlaziya kunye nokwenza le nkqubo ibe yeyanamhlanje? Ngowuphi umhla apho uMzantsi-ntshona uya kutshintshela kwinkqubo entsha? Nceda unikeze iithayimthebhile ezicacileyo zohlaziyo, ukuphuculwa, kunye nokuqaliswa kwenkqubo entsha kwimpendulo yakho.
Imibuzo yabasebenzi baseMazantsi-ntshona
- Nceda unikeze ngenani lomqhubi wenqwelomoya ogciniweyo kunye namalungu asebenza ngenqwelomoya awayefumaneka eMazantsi ntshona ngosuku ngalunye phakathi komhla woku-1 kuDisemba, 2022, kunye nomhla wesi-2 kuJanuwari, 2023.
- Kutheni abaqhubi beenqwelo moya baseMzantsi-ntshona kunye nabalindi beenqwelo-moya bengakwazi ukuqhagamshelana nokucwangciswa kwabasebenzi ngexesha elifanelekileyo ngexesha lokunyibilika?
- Kutheni le nto amalungu ogcino lwaseMazantsi ntshona engakwazi ukungena kwaye agcine iinqwelomoya zaseMazantsi-ntshona zikwishedyuli?
Imibuzo yeMbuyiselo yetikiti
- Bangaphi abathengi abachatshazelweyo kuMbuzo 1(b) abacele ukubuyiselwa imali ngetikiti labo?
- Zingaphi kwezi zicelo uMzantsi-ntshona (i) othe wasingathwa, (ii) wavuma, okanye (iii) waliwe? Kuzo zonke izicelo ezikhatyiweyo, nceda unike nezizathu zokukhanyela.
- Bangaphi abathengi abachatshazelweyo kuMbuzo 1(b) abacele ukubuyiselwa imali ngeehotele, ukutya, kunye nezinye izinto zokuhamba?
- Zingaphi kwezi zicelo uMzantsi-ntshona (i) othe wasingathwa, (ii) wavuma, okanye (iii) waliwe? Kuzo zonke izicelo ezikhatyiweyo, nceda unike nezizathu zokukhanyela.
- Umzantsi-ntshona ubafundisa njani abo bachatshazelwe lulibaziseko olumandla kunye nokurhoxiswa kwelungelo labo lembuyekezo kunye nembuyekezo?
- Abathengi abaninzi bafake amatyala eklasi ngenxa ye-22 kaDisemba, 2022, ukuya kuJanuwari 2, 2023, ukuphazamiseka kwenkonzo. Ngaba kukho naziphi na iimeko eziya kuqhubeka, ngaba uMzantsi-ntshona uya kuzibophelela ekubeni ungabhengezi ilungiselelo elithi "Uyekelelo lweNtshukumo yeKlasi" kwikhontrakthi yayo yokuthwala?
Imithwalo yabakhweli kunye nemibuzo yesitulo esinamavili
- Bangaphi abakhweli baseMzantsi-ntshona abasalinde (i) imithwalo yabo elahlekileyo kunye (ii) nezitulo ezinamavili kunye nezinye izixhobo zokuncedisa?
- Nceda uchaze izicwangciso zaseMazantsi-ntshona zokuthintela imiba ecwangcisiweyo nexhaphakileyo enxulumene nokulibaziseka, eyonakeleyo, okanye imithwalo elahlekileyo, izitulo ezinamavili, kunye nezinye izixhobo zokuncedisa kwixesha elizayo.
Imibuzo yeMbuyekezo yeSigqeba kunye nabaSebenzisi
- Senziwe nini isigqibo sokuphinda kuqaliswe izabelo zezabelo? Zeziphi iimethrikhi eziye zaqwalaselwa kwisigqibo sokuphinda kuqaliswe izabelo zezabelo?
- Ngaba imbuyekezo yesigqeba ngayo nayiphi na indlela ibotshelelwe kumazinga okurhoxiswa kwendiza kunye nokwaneliseka kwabathengi? Lithini ifuthe eliqikelelweyo leli xesha leeholide kwimbuyekezo yabaphathi abaphezulu bakuMzantsi-ntshona?
- Ngaba uMzantsi-ntshona unezicwangciso zokuphinda uqalise ukuthengwa kwesitokhwe ngo-2023? Ukuba kunjalo, ngaba ezi zinto zithengiweyo zinokubotshelelwa ekusebenzeni kwenkampani?
Le leta yathunyelwa nguSenators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) kunye noRichard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) bakhokela oogxa babo u-Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), uSherrod Brown (D-Ohio), u-Alex Padilla (D- Calif.), Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Sheldon Whitehouse (DR.I.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Bob Menendez (DN.J.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Cory Booker (DN.J.), noBen Ray Luján (DN.M).