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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby on Tuesday called on Boeing to halt production of the 737 Max 10 planes United has ordered and, after extended delays, build Max 9 planes instead. It was reported that he had revealed that
“We’ve asked Boeing to stop what they’ve been doing with the Max 10 and start building the Max 9,” Kirby said Tuesday at a JPMorgan investor conference. Stated. According to Bloomberg. “We don’t know when Max 10 will be certified.”
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby speaks during a joint press event with Boeing at Boeing’s manufacturing facility in North Charleston, South Carolina, December 13, 2022. (Logan Cyrus/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
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| UAL | United Airlines Holdings Co., Ltd. | 42.17 | -0.72 | -1.68% |
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“We are in the market for the A321 and if there is an agreement that works economically we will take some action,” Kirby said, referring to Airbus jetliners, confirming earlier reports. . “If we don’t, we won’t and we’ll end up with more Max 9s.”
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Mr. Kirby said in January that he believed Boeing would be unable to meet its contractual obligations for “at least many” of the 737 Max 10s ordered by United Airlines. United’s order included 277 of the aircraft and an “additional auction of 200 Max 10 aircraft.”
Investigators examine a door plug that erupted from a Boeing 737 Max 9 during an Alaska Airlines flight in January. (NTSB/FOX News)
Boeing has come under intense scrutiny following an accident on January 5 in which a door plug was blown off during a flight on a 737 MAX 9, and has announced new plans for the already delayed certification of the MAX 10 model. There are concerns.
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The Max 10 is awaiting certification by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), but that process has been postponed indefinitely.
A sign outside Boeing’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., Monday, February 5, 2024. (David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
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| BA | boeing company | 184.24 | -8.15 | -4.24% |
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Also on Tuesday, Reuters reported that Boeing has made a weekly audit of all 737 work areas to reduce quality issues after a six-week audit by the FAA of the Boeing 737 Max’s manufacturing process found deficiencies in numerous internal processes. The company announced internal compliance checks and additional audits of its facilities.
FOX Business’ Aislinn Murphy and Reuters contributed to this report.
