Boeing Delays, Legal Woes Mount as Airlines Roll Out Upgrades and New Routes
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Boeing falling behind on 737 Max deliveries, causing airlines like Southwest and Alaska to reduce growth plans.
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More legal and regulatory scrutiny for Boeing after Alaska Airlines 737 Max incident, including a criminal investigation and whistleblower death.
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Airlines introducing new fare products like Frontier's "UpFront Plus" extra-legroom seats and Alaska eliminating airport kiosk boarding passes.
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Delta expanding personalized "Delta Sync" screens to 185 planes by end of summer and aiming for free Wi-Fi fleetwide by 2025.
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New routes announced like Breeze resuming 22 summer routes and Porter launching Montreal flights from LAX and SFO.