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Southwest Airlines will hire flight attendants again as demand returns to air travel Dallas-based Southwest could start training classes for flight attendants as early as this summer and is hiring for ground employees nationwide. Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly chatted with a flight attendant during a trip to Denver International Airport in June.(Stephen M. Keller) Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is planning to hire flight attendants again for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-1...

Airlines pull Boeing Max jets to inspect electrical systems April 14, 2021   by (AP) David Koenig And Michelle Chapman (AP) Airlines pulled dozens of Boeing Max 737s out of service for inspections after the aircraft maker told them about a possible electrical problem, the latest setback for the plane. Boeing said Friday that the issue affected planes used by 16 airlines. The company did not say how many planes are affected or how long it will take for inspections and, ...

Southwest Airlines is bringing back 2,700 flight attendants in time for summer travel Dallas-based Southwest says every flight attendant who volunteered for leave last year will be back in June. Passengers walk past a Southwest Airlines plane at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Friday, March 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)(Sue Ogrocki) Southwest Airlines plans to bring back all of its flight attendants who voluntarily took time away last year at the urging of the company — anothe...

Southwest Airlines, American ground dozens of Boeing 737 Max jets over wiring issue Boeing and airlines have been vigilant about potential issues on the 737 Max after the jet was grounded for nearly two years. A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max jetliner rose above Southwest employees as they got a first look at the new plane Sept. 23, 2016, at Dallas Love Field.(Special Contributor) Southwest Airlines and American Airlines grounded dozens of their Boeing 737 Max jets after the airplane manufac...

Southwest says it needs all flight attendants back at work this summer By Gregory Wallace, CNN Business Published Apr 9, 2021 8:34:32 PM enablePagination: false endIndex: (CNN) — In another sign that air travel is rebounding, Southwest told 3,000 flight attendants and pilots on leave itll need them back on the job by this summer. Southwest was able to avoid involuntary layoffs and furloughs that other airlines imposed during last years downturn. It accomplished that after 4,000 of its 61,000...

Airlines pull Boeing Max jets to inspect electrical systems FREE NEWSLETTERS April 1, 2021 Airlines pulled dozens of Boeing Max 737s out of service for inspections after the aircraft maker told them about a possible electrical problem, the latest setback for the plane. Boeing said Friday that the issue affected planes used by 16 airlines. The company did not say how many planes are affected or how long it will take for inspections and, if necessary, repairs. Max jets were grounded worldwide in ...

AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File Boeing has told 16 of its customers to address a possible electrical issue in group of 737 Max aircraft before using them further. The Max was grounded worldwide in March 2019 after two crashes killed 346 people. Regulators in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Brazil and other countries cleared the plane to resume flying after Boeing changed an automated flight-control system that played a role in the crashes. Boeing said Friday that the recommendation was made "to allow ...

David Koenig And Michelle Chapman FILE- In this Sept. 30, 2020, file photo, a Boeing 737 Max jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle. Boeing says it has informed 16 of its customers that they should address a possible electrical issue in certain 737 Max aircraft before using them further. Boeing said Friday, April 9, 2021, that the recommendation was made “to allow for verific...

The Max was grounded worldwide in March 2019 after two crashes killed 346 people. Regulators in the US, Europe, Canada, Brazil and other countries cleared the plane to resume flying after Boeing changed an automated flight-control system that played a role in the crashes. Boeing said Friday that the recommendation was made “to allow for verification that a sufficient ground path exists for a component of the electrical power system”. It did not specify how many aircraft could be involved. S...

Boeing said Friday that the recommendation was made “to allow for verification that a sufficient ground path exists for a component of the electrical power system.” It did not specify how many aircraft could be involved. Dallas-based Southwest Airlines and Fort Worth-based American Airlines are the two biggest users of the MAX aircraft, The Dallas Morning News reported. American Airlines, the first U.S. airline to bring the Max back into service, removed 17 of its most recently delivered 7...