A Southwest Airlines flight was forced to return to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) on Saturday after ...

The flight was operated by a Boeing 737 MAX 8. It is the third mishap in which a Southwest aircraft has come dangerously close to terrain or water during final approach and the fifth safety ...

Southwest will fly 50 flights to Las Vegas this month using the Boeing 737 MAX 8. This means the newest iteration of the ...

Southwest has been told by the manufacturer to expect 46 Boeing 737 Max 8 deliveries this year. That is down from the previous expectation of 58 aircraft. The delivery crunch is further compounded ...

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Southwest said it expected to receive just 20 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets this year, forcing it to leave some markets and slash capacity in others. Former Boeing employee Ed Pierson made the claim ...

Following the MAX grounding in March 2019, Southwest went into the pandemic only operating -700s and -800s. It had a larger 737-700 fleet of 500 aircraft fitted in a 143-seat layout, compared to a ...

Southwest pilots sued Boeing over lost income due to the grounding of the 737 MAX aircraft in 2019 after two crashes. Southwest Airlines pilots were misled by Boeing's assurances the 737 MAX ...

A Lion Air 737 Max 8 crash in Indonesia in 2018 and an Ethiopian Airlines Max 8 crash in 2019 both resulted in the deaths of all passengers and crew on board. The Ethiopian Airlines crash prompted ...

The order comes as Boeing works to achieve a monthly production rate of 38 737 MAX units. Boeing and Malaysia Aviation Group announced an order for 18 737-8 and 12 737-10 single-aisle jets, with ...