Southwest won't fly 737 MAX until 2020 as grounding hits airline earnings
Southwest Airlines Thursday became the first US carrier to give up on seeing the Boeing 737 MAX return to the skies this year, as the worldwide grounding of the top-selling aircraft dented quarterly profits for 2 major airlines. Southwest said it has begun talks with Boeing about compensation for the impact from widespread flight cancellations and delayed deliveries of new planes that forced it to slow down its ramp-up of service to Hawaii. Southwest now plans to resume flights on the MAX Jan 5, more than 2 months later than previously expected. The airline said it could take up to 2 months to resume flights once the plane is cleared by regulators to perform maintenance and to address FAA directives, including pilot training. <br/>
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Southwest won't fly 737 MAX until 2020 as grounding hits airline earnings
Southwest Airlines Thursday became the first US carrier to give up on seeing the Boeing 737 MAX return to the skies this year, as the worldwide grounding of the top-selling aircraft dented quarterly profits for 2 major airlines. Southwest said it has begun talks with Boeing about compensation for the impact from widespread flight cancellations and delayed deliveries of new planes that forced it to slow down its ramp-up of service to Hawaii. Southwest now plans to resume flights on the MAX Jan 5, more than 2 months later than previously expected. The airline said it could take up to 2 months to resume flights once the plane is cleared by regulators to perform maintenance and to address FAA directives, including pilot training. <br/>
