Transportation
Boeing Crisis Derails Airline Growth Plans as Output Stalls
- Planemaker under scrutiny following Max blowout in January
- Southwest Air, United, Alaska among the carriers impacted
An unfinished 737 fuselage outside the Boeing manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington.
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Boeing Co.’s crisis of confidence is spreading to the airlines that buy its jets.
Major carriers from United Airlines Holdings Inc. to Southwest Airlines Co., Delta Air Lines Inc. and Alaska Air Group Inc. gathered at an industry conference on Tuesday, and most of them had a similar story about how Boeing’s troubles are bleeding into their businesses. Most notably, airlines lack the aircraft they had previously planned on receiving in 2024 because Boeing has slowed output.