Southwest's New 737 Max Lags in On-Time Flights in First Month
Nov. 14, 2017
Southwest Airlines Co.'s new 737 Max jets will offer the latest and greatest in flying efficiency from Boeing Co. -- at least once all the kinks are worked out.
In its first month of flying, the 10 Max planes in Southwest's fleet ranked behind its more seasoned aircraft for on-time performance. While the hiccups weren't serious, they served as a reminder of the challenges in putting a new aircraft into commercial service, even for a carrier like Southwest that flies only 737s.