The airline’s president, Tom Nealon, said he expects some customers will avoid buying tickets on Max flights, at least for a time. Jon Weaks, president of the Southwest pilots’ union, said his group wants to see Boeing’s proposal before deciding whether to demand simulator training. Analysts expect Boeing to compensate airlines that have lost use of their grounded Max planes, with estimates ranging up to $2 billion industrywide. The airline said the Max grounding will contribute significantly to expected higher costs in the second quarter. She said management must explain how it will improve its cost structure once the Boeing Max comes back into the fleet.

Source: National Post April 25, 2019 21:11 UTC