Aircraft
Alaska Airlines Is Awaiting Delivery of Nearly Three Dozen Now-Grounded Boeing 737 Max Aircraft
Airline is taking a wait-and-see attitude about the future of the pending purchase commitments
The Boeing 737 Max aircraft crisis touches another aviation company with major operations in Seattle: Alaska Airlines, which has purchase commitments for 32 of the aircraft. The first delivery of a Max jet to Alaska is scheduled for this summer. The balance of aircraft are slated to be delivered through 2023, according to a company…
In Reversal, FAA Grounds Boeing 737 Max Aircraft
Boeing issues statement throwing its support behind the federal agencys action
The Federal Aviation Administration today, March 13, issued an order grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft, citing new evidence that there were some similarities between the two fatal Max 8 crashes, occurring in late October and this past Sunday, that together killed 346 people. The FAAs statement: The FAA is ordering…