Southwest CE calls latest Max delay ‘very disappointing’
Southwest Airlines, the largest operator of the grounded Boeing 737 Max, said the discovery of a new safety issue with the jetliner is extending its absence “well beyond” what was hoped, forcing the carrier to reassess its schedule for the rest of the year. The latest problem, “unfortunately, is going to delay the timeline for returning the Max to service,” in early October, CE Gary Kelly told employees Monday. “That’s very disappointing.” The new glitch doesn’t directly involve the flight-control software that was linked to 2 crashes since October. Fixing the problem, which Boeing has said can be done with a software patch, could take as much as 3 months, people familiar with the matter have said. Southwest has canceled 150 daily flights during the busy summer travel season. <br/>
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Southwest CE calls latest Max delay ‘very disappointing’
Southwest Airlines, the largest operator of the grounded Boeing 737 Max, said the discovery of a new safety issue with the jetliner is extending its absence “well beyond” what was hoped, forcing the carrier to reassess its schedule for the rest of the year. The latest problem, “unfortunately, is going to delay the timeline for returning the Max to service,” in early October, CE Gary Kelly told employees Monday. “That’s very disappointing.” The new glitch doesn’t directly involve the flight-control software that was linked to 2 crashes since October. Fixing the problem, which Boeing has said can be done with a software patch, could take as much as 3 months, people familiar with the matter have said. Southwest has canceled 150 daily flights during the busy summer travel season. <br/>
