Southwest Leans to Boeing 737 Max Order After Rare Flirtation With Airbus
March 16th, 2021 at 5:03 PM EDT
Southwest Airlines appears poised to stay an all-Boeing 737 operator after giving the Airbus A220 a close look during the Max grounding.
Speaking at a J.P. Morgan investor conference on Monday, Southwest Chief Financial Officer Tammy Romo said the carrier "continues to believe that there are many advantages to having a single fleet type, including a greater degree of simplicity and efficiency, translating to lower costs," according to a report on the session. She did note that the A220 was a "viable competitor" to the Boeing 737 Max.
The comments were arguably the least surprising yet among the most momentous at the event. Boeing