Southwest Aims to Share Max Grounding Reimbursement With Workers
- Jet’s absence ‘has affected all of you,’ CEO tells employees
- Airline and Boeing are in negotiations over financial damages
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Southwest Airlines Co. is working with Boeing Co. on reimbursement for the lengthy grounding of the 737 Max and plans to share part of the payback with employees.
The carrier, the largest operator of the narrow-body jet, is in talks with the manufacturer and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration about changes that will be made to the plane before it can resume flying, Chief Executive Officer Gary Kelly told employees Monday.