Hundreds of Alaska Airlines and United Airlines flights remained canceled Monday in the wake of the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to ground all Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft. According to data from tracking site FlightAware, 220 United flights are affected. About 140 Alaska Airlines flights — 20% of the Seattle-based carrier’s routes — have been affected […]
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Futures under pressure as Boeing groundings drag airline stocks
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures slipped on Monday with Boeing tumbling after some of its jets were grounded following an incident, while uncertainty around interest-rate cuts remained an overhang. Boeing nosedived 8.7% in trading before the bell after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered the temporary grounding of some 737 MAX 9 jets […]