U.S. and Canadian airlines that fly the roughly 175-seat aircraft face a logisti...
CHICAGO/MONTREAL - U.S. and Canadian airlines that fly the roughly 175-seat aircraft face a logistical challenge: which flights to cancel and which to cover with other planes following the global grounding of Boeing Co’s 737 MAX jets.
American Airlines, for example, had most of its 24 MAX jets flying in and out of Miami, where load factors have been full during the Spring Break season. “It’s a challenge to explain to customers who weren’t previously booked on a MAX why their flight is canceled,” Feinstein said. Southwest and American were already grappling with a larger than normal number of out-of-service aircraft, further straining their fleets.
Boeing has over 5,000 orders for the MAX, which sold fast thanks to its higher fuel-efficiency and longer range. Now airlines face a dent to 2019 profits.
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