Alaska Air Group stated on Thursday that Boeing has paid an preliminary compensation of about $160 million within the first quarter to deal with the monetary hit the airline took as a result of momentary grounding of 737 MAX 9 jets.
The cost is equal to the misplaced earnings ensuing from an accident and grounding in Q1, Alaska stated in a submitting, including it expects further compensation.
An Alaska Air-operated MAX 9 jet skilled a mid-air cabin panel blowout in January, which led the US aviation regulator to order grounding of 171 jets for inspections. The grounding was lifted later that month.
The cost is equal to the misplaced earnings ensuing from an accident and grounding in Q1, Alaska stated in a submitting, including it expects further compensation.
An Alaska Air-operated MAX 9 jet skilled a mid-air cabin panel blowout in January, which led the US aviation regulator to order grounding of 171 jets for inspections. The grounding was lifted later that month.