{"id":1495,"date":"2016-06-27T00:20:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T05:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=1495"},"modified":"2016-06-27T00:25:30","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T05:25:30","slug":"southwest-airlines-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=1495","title":{"rendered":"Southwest Airlines delays delivery of 67 Boeing MAX 8 planes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Southwest Airlines delays<\/strong>\u00a0the delivery of 67 Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes. The delayed delivery schedule will save\u00a0<span class=\"articleLocatio&lt;\/span&gt;n\" style=\"transform: translate3d(0px, 0px, 0px);\">Southwest Airlines\u00a0$1.9 billion worth of spending, and was announced on\u00a0Thursday. The aircraft deliveries effected are now scheduled to be made from <\/span> 2023\u00a0through the 2025 timeframe. Southwest made a statement that its current revenue environment\u00a0has entered into a\u00a0challenging period. Airlines across the globe have placed huge aircraft orders with plane manufacturers in the last few years. These orders were originally driven by sky high fuel prices. However, those prices have come way down over the course of the last couple of years.\u00a0The\u00a0Southwest\u00a0Airline delays will not change the fact that the carrier\u00a0will still be the new aircrafts\u00a0launch\u00a0operator.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Southwest Airlines delays not to effect launch status<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Southwest Airlines has a total of 170\u00a0Boeing 737 MAX 8\u00a0aircraft\u00a0on order. The discount carrier also has\u00a0an order for 30 of the smaller\u00a0Boeing 737 MAX 7 airplanes. Southwest also announced\u00a0Thursday it was moving up delivery of\u00a0six new Boeing 737-800 aircraft from 2018 to 2017. Those planes\u00a0are targeted to replace some older, less fuel efficient\u00a0Boeing 737 jets. It is not uncommon for airlines to juggle scheduled deliveries due to market conditions. Southwest, based at Dallas Love Field, is viewed as an industry innovator and leader. The decision by the airline to defer these new aircraft orders may point to some turbulence on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Doug Parker, CEO of American Airlines, recently stated that the days of airline losses are behind the industry. Statements of that nature may indicate that the industry has lost some of its focus. There is no guarantee\u00a0that the industry cannot lose money again. Following a long period of sold out flights, there has been\u00a0an increase in empty seats lately. The statement from Mr. Parker just reminds me of the old story of Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Pot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1498\" src=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Southwest-Airlines-delays-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"Southwest Airlines delays\" width=\"639\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Southwest-Airlines-delays-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Southwest-Airlines-delays-768x353.jpg 768w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Southwest-Airlines-delays-1024x471.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southwest Airlines delays\u00a0the delivery of 67 Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes. The delayed delivery schedule will save\u00a0Southwest Airlines\u00a0$1.9 billion worth of spending, and was announced on\u00a0Thursday. The aircraft deliveries effected are now scheduled to be made from 2023\u00a0through the 2025 timeframe. Southwest made a statement that its current revenue environment\u00a0has entered into a\u00a0challenging period. 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