Boeing’s pain spreads to customers as airlines cut back

United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Ryanair are among the companies scrambling as Boeing focuses on fixing quality lapses exposed by the January 5 accident on an Alaska Airlines flight. Picture: National Transportation Safety Board via AP
Boeing’s disastrous start to 2024 is spilling over to airlines and their passengers, as production delays at the US planemaker exacerbate an already nascent shortage of single-aisle jets that form the backbone of commercial air travel.
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Ryanair are among the companies scrambling to respond to reduced deliveries from Boeing, as the planemaker focuses on fixing quality lapses exposed by the January 5 accident on an Alaska Airlines flight.