American Airlines, Southwest flight attendants ask carriers to ground Boeing 737 Max planes
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines flight attendants and ground crews urged the companies to take their Boeing 737 Max airplanes out of service after other carriers around the world suspended the jets following a fatal crash in Ethiopia over the weekend, the workers' unions said Tuesday.
Aviation regulators in Europe on Tuesday joined officials in China, Indonesia and airlines from Mexico to Singapore in temporarily suspending the planes' use in the wake of the crash — the second of one of the fastest-ever selling Boeing jets in less than five months.
American and Southwest on Tuesday told CNBC that they still have confidence in the aircraft and their crews. The Federal Aviation Administration deemed the planes are still airworthy in a notice Monday, saying it did not see a reason to ground the jets. Boeing late Monday said it is preparing updates to training manuals and software. That comes after concerns that automated systems played a role in bringing down a Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 in Indonesia in October, killing all 157 people on board.
Still, passengers have fretted about the aircraft's safety record and asked airlines to change flights to avoid it. American said it has not lifted its ticket-change fees, which can cost $200 or more, for travelers who want to avoid the Boeing 737 Max.
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