737 Max grounding prompts Southwest to cease Newark service
Southwest Airlines will end service at Newark Liberty International airport on 3 November in response to constraints created by the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max, the airline says on 25 July. Southwest will consolidate its New York operations at LaGuardia airport. The airline has also removed the 737 Max from its schedules for another […]
Boeing podría parar «temporalmente» producción del 737 MAX
El director ejecutivo de Boeing, Dennis Muilenburg, dijo el miércoles (24.07.2019) que la compañía podría dejar de fabricar «temporalmente» su modelo 737 MAX en caso de que se alargue su orden de inmovilización. «Si nuestra estimación del retorno al servicio (del MAX) se modificara, podríamos ver reducciones en el ritmo de producción y otras opciones, […]
Boeing Reports $3.4 Billion Loss for Second Quarter as 737 Max Costs Rise
Boeing reported a $3.4 billion quarterly loss on Wednesday as costs related to its grounded 737 Max continued to rise. The company said it recorded $15.8 billion in sales in the quarter, down 35 percent from the same time a year earlier, in large part because it has stopped delivering the Max. Boeing also said […]
Icelandair removes MAXs from flight schedule through October
Icelandair will keep the Boeing 737 MAX off its flight schedule through the end of October as uncertainty about when the grounded aircraft will return to service drags on. The Icelandic flag carrier has five MAX 8s and one MAX 9 in its fleet, all of which are grounded. Two of the 737-8s are owned […]
Southwest extends cancellations of 737 Max to November
Southwest Airlines is extending cancellations of flights scheduled on its Boeing 737 Max aircraft through 2 November, following a similar move by American Airlines as safety regulators continue reviewing Boeing’s updates to the aircraft. Customers whose flights are affected are being notified of their re-accommodated travel, the Dallas-based airline says in a statement. «By proactively […]
Boeing will incur $4.9 billion charge for some MAX-related costs
Boeing’s second-quarter earnings will include a $4.9 billion after-tax charge to cover some actual and estimated future expenses linked to the 737 MAX grounding, while a reduced production rate is driving up 737 costs and lowering margins, the company said July 18. The after-tax charge reflects “an estimate of potential concessions and other considerations to […]
Boeing reconoce un cargo de 4.900 millones de dólares en el segundo trimestre por la crisis del 737 MAX
Boeing anunció este jueves que tendrá que provisionar 4.900 millones de dólares para cubrir indemnizaciones por retrasos e inmovilizaciones del 737 MAX y otras consideraciones. Este cargo supondrá una reducción de 5.600 millones de dólares de impacto en los beneficios cuando publique los resultados del segundo trimestre de 2019 el próximo miércoles. Si bien la […]
Aeromexico suspende vuelos de seis rutas internacionales
Aeromexico ha tenido que suspender algunos vuelos de seis rutas internacionales desde la Ciudad de México por la falta de aviones Boeing 737 MAX y para mantener la inversión que se hizo para su vuelo a Barcelona. En conferencia con analistas, Andrés Conesa, director general de la aerolínea, señaló que los sitios hacia donde ya […]
United axes two more months of 737 Max flying from schedule
United Airlines has yanked Boeing 737 Max flights from its schedule for another two months until 3 November, a move United estimates will result in cancellation of another 5,000 flights. The decision makes United, which previously cut 737 Max flying through 3 September, the latest carrier to adjust its schedule in response to the grounding. […]
Jefe del proyecto 797 se encargará de crisis MAX
Mark Jenks, quien hasta ahora ha trabajado como líder en el proyecto del desarrollo de un nuevo avión de Boeing para el Nuevo Mercado Medio (NMA, por sus siglas en inglés), será el encargado de dirigir el programa de la familia 737 MAX, informó la compañía estadounidense en un memorando interno. El cambio de posición […]
