Southwest sticks with Boeing as MAX 7 delay pushes service to 2027

Sign up here. “Diversification doesn’t come through a second fleet type,” Watterson said ?in an interview on the sidelines of the International Air Transport Association’s annual ?meeting in Rio de Janeiro. “A second fleet type can increase your risk.” “It doesn’t make ?sense to lose focus on that,” he added. The MAX 7 is still awaiting certification from ?the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. Watterson said Southwest plans to do about six months of internal work after certification, including adding the aircraft to its operating specifications and manuals. “The clock starts when they certify it,” he ?said. Watterson said the MAX…