Southwest's pilots union has filed a lawsuit against Boeing for $100 million over lost wages from the grounding of 737 MAX jets in the wake of two crashes and a myriad of safety issues.
Southwest Airlines' pilots union has filed a lawsuit against Boeing for $100 million over lost wages from the grounding of 737 MAX jets in the wake of two crashes and a myriad of safety issues.
"As pilots, there is nothing more important to us than the safety of our passengers," Capt. Jonathan L. Weaks, president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, said in a statement."We have to be able to trust Boeing to truthfully disclose the information we need to safely operate our aircraft. In the case of the 737 MAX, that absolutely did not happen."
The lawsuit is seeking that Boeing pay for the lost compensation and all other “losses associated with the 737 MAX grounding,” and other relief they may be entitled, according to court documents. A similar suit was filed Oct. 1 by the Allied Pilots Association, the union representing American Airlines pilots
Governments and airlines around the world have grounded the Boeing 737 MAX aircrafts since March after two crashes within six months of each other -- in October 2018 and March 2019 -- that killed a total of 346 people."Boeing has the greatest respect for the men and women who fly for Southwest Airlines," Boeing said in a statement."We are aware that their pilot union, SWAPA, has filed a lawsuit against Boeing related to the 737 MAX suspension of operations.
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