Summary
- United Airlines has reached a deal with Boeing for compensation related to the 737 MAX 9 grounding.
- The airline suffered financial losses from the grounding earlier this year, which was reflected in its Q1 results.
- Boeing has paid Alaska Airlines $160 million in compensation as well.
United Airlines, one of Boeing’s biggest customers, has struck a deal with the plane maker for compensation for the losses incurred from the grounding of 737 MAX 9 aircraft earlier this year. The events following the Alaska Airlines blowout incident in January were a major embarrassment for Boeing and cost a lot of money to carriers like United that suffered from operational disruption following the temporary grounding of the MAX 9 variant.
United Airlines to be compensated
United Airlines has announced that it has entered an agreement with Boeing to receive compensation for the financial losses…