Initial operating experience of a recently developed drag-reduction package on a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-800 indicates cruise fuel-burn savings of up to 2%.
The aircraft-maker has finished its proposed redesign of older 737 nacelles, but it must analyze maintenance-related errors to help mitigate their risk.
A terminal modernization project at Baltimore-Washington International is underway, which will reportedly create room for Southwest Airlines’ continued growth.
Southwest says it will use 2024 to better optimize its operations, and still expects its network to be restored to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2023.
“Everybody knows it’s not within our control. It’s really a Boeing issue,” Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said at the carrier’s annual shareholders’ meeting May 17.
Supply chain problems and delayed deliveries from aircraft OEMs are pushing carriers to turn elsewhere to secure sufficient capacity for long-term demand.
