By David Shepardson
By David Shepardson
WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) – The pinnacle of the Southwest Airways Co LUV.N pilot union Wednesday sharply criticized Boeing Co BA.N and questioned whether or not the producer was making an attempt to hurry up the timeline for the 737 MAX’s return to service.
Boeing’s best-selling 737 MAX has been grounded since March, after two lethal crashes in 5 months killed 346 folks, and it has come beneath harsh criticism from U.S. lawmakers.
Jon Weaks, who heads the Southwest Airways Pilots Affiliation (SWAPA), stated in a be aware to pilots Wednesday, reviewed by Reuters, that “Boeing is more and more publicizing that they could need to shut down their manufacturing line as a consequence of working out of room to retailer accomplished MAX plane. There’s some concern that that is merely one other tactic to push the (return to service) timeline up.”
He added doing so would “pressure operators to renew making funds on MAX plane, and switch some prices, logistics, and tasks of storing and restoring the MAX to income service to respective operators.”
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