The firm had to ground its Boeing 737 MAX 9 fleet after a mid-air blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight.

United Airlines has blamed Boeing for a $200m (£161m) hit to its earnings in the first three months of this year.

The carrier was forced to ground its Boeing 737 MAX 9 fleet for three weeks after a mid-air cabin blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight in January.

United said that pushed it to a pre-tax loss of $164m for the first quarter.

  • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
    381·
    3 months ago

    Then they should.sue Boeing like any other business. Picking a faulty vendor means sorting it out with the vendor.

    • Cyborganism@lemmy.ca
      48·
      3 months ago

      There ought to be an outright ban on Boeing airplanes and a class action lawsuit against the company for putting peoples’ lives in danger and causing reputation damages to flight companies.

      • maynarkh@feddit.nl
        2·
        3 months ago

        Such bans, or rather groundings, are up to the FAA. So far, they actually let Boeing self-regulate. Maybe this will change that stance.