Read previewAlaska Airlines said Thursday that the grounding of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners will reduce full-year profit by $150 million and slow down the airline's planned growth.
Separately on Thursday, Southwest Airlines said that it will receive six fewer new planes than it expected this year because of ongoing production problems at Boeing.
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom chimed in on Thursday, calling Boeing's safety issues "unacceptable."
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Alaska's $2 million loss compared with a $22 million profit a year earlier.
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—, Max, Robert Isom chimed
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Service, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Max, Business, United Airlines —, Southwest Airlines, Southwest, American, American Airlines Group Inc, Revenue, Southwest Airlines Co, Dallas, Alaska Air Group Inc
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Alaska, Oregon, Seattle, United, Fort Worth , Texas