Acuerdo Southwest-Boeing por 737 MAX
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AW | 2019 12 14 14:28 | AIRLINES / INDUSTRY
Southwest Airlines llega a un acuerdo confidencial con Boeing por algunas de sus pérdidas 737 MAX
Southwest Airlines ha llegado a un acuerdo confidencial con The Boeing Company por una parte de sus pérdidas financieras vinculadas a la puesta a tierra de los aviones Boeing 737 MAX, anunció la compañía esta semana. Southwest posee el mayor número de aviones Boeing 737 MAX en tierra que cualquier aerolínea en el mundo.
El Director Ejecutivo de la aerolínea, Gary C. Kelly, dijo que la compañía compartirá una parte del acuerdo, aproximadamente US$ 125 millones, con sus empleados a través del plan de participación en las ganancias de Southwest. “Nuestra gente ha hecho un trabajo increíble gestionando a través de las bases MAX, al tiempo que proporciona los niveles más altos de servicio al cliente y uno de los mejores rendimientos operativos de nuestra historia”, dijo Kelly en un comunicado de prensa.
Costos ops en Southwest
Los aviones Boeing han aterrizado en todo el mundo desde Marzo 2019, después del segundo accidente el 10 Marzo del vuelo ET-302 de Ethiopian Airlines. En Octubre 2019, Southwest informó que la puesta a tierra del 737 MAX le había costado a la aerolínea US$ 435 millones entre Marzo-Septiembre 2019. Southwest tiene 34 unidades 737 MAX en su flota en tierra inoperativos. Los aviones continúan aterrizados en espera de la aprobación del vuelo de la FAA. La compañía enfatizó que el acuerdo es solo un acuerdo parcial y que continúa “entablando conversaciones en curso con Boeing con respecto a la compensación por daños relacionados con las bases de 737 MAX”.
Sindicato SWAPA
El sindicato de pilotos de Southwest también está demandando a Boeing. En una demanda presentada en octubre, la Asociación de Pilotos de Southwest Airlines alegó que la compañía engañó deliberadamente a la organización y a sus miembros sobre la seguridad del 737 MAX. Según la demanda, la puesta a tierra del avión provocó la eliminación de más de 30.000 vuelos programados y resultó en pérdidas financieras de más de US$ 100 millones para los más de 9.700 pilotos de la aerolínea. El caso está a la espera de la determinación de un juez federal sobre si será escuchado en un Tribunal Federal o devuelto al Tribunal Estatal de Texas, donde se archivó originalmente.
En un Memorando enviado a sus miembros esta semana, Jon Weaks, presidente de la Asociación de Pilotos de Southwest Airlines, dijo que los empleados apreciaron que Boeing haya reconocido la importancia de compensar a los empleados por las dificultades financieras que han sufrido como resultado de la conexión a tierra. Sin embargo, agregó que el sindicato continuará con su reclamo contra Boeing.
“SWAPA siente que el acuerdo Southwest-Boeing solo solidifica nuestro reclamo legal. Esperamos obtener los detalles específicos del acuerdo Boeing-Southwest en el proceso de descubrimiento durante el litigio”, escribió.
Voces desde Boeing
En un comunicado, un portavoz de Boeing dijo: “No hacemos comentarios sobre conversaciones con clientes particulares, pero estamos trabajando en estrecha colaboración con todos ellos para apoyarlos en este momento difícil”.
Boeing dijo que si bien continuará trabajando con los pilotos para devolver los aviones 737 MAX al servicio, no estuvo de acuerdo con las acusaciones en la demanda. “Boeing tiene el mayor respeto por los hombres y mujeres que vuelan a Southwest Airlines. Somos conscientes de que su sindicato piloto, SWAPA, ha presentado una demanda contra Boeing relacionada con la suspensión de operaciones del 737 MAX. Creemos que esta demanda no tiene mérito y la defenderemos vigorosamente”, dijo el portavoz de Boeing, Peter P. Pedraza, en un comunicado. 
Southwest-Boeing Agreement for 737 MAX
Southwest Airlines reaches a confidential agreement with Boeing for some of its 737 MAX losses
Southwest Airlines has reached a confidential agreement with The Boeing Company for a portion of its financial losses linked to the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, the company announced this week. Southwest owns the largest number of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft on land than any airline in the world.
The airline’s Executive Director, Gary C. Kelly, said the company will share a portion of the agreement, approximately US$ 125 million, with its employees through the Southwest earnings share plan. “Our people have done an amazing job managing through the MAX bases while providing the highest levels of customer service and one of the best operational performance in our history”, Kelly said in a press release.
Ops costs in Southwest
Boeing aircraft have landed worldwide since March 2019, after the second accident on March 10 of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET-302. In October 2019, Southwest reported that grounding the 737 MAX had cost the airline US$ 435 million between March-September 2019. Southwest has 34 737 MAX units in its inoperative land fleet. The airplanes continue to land pending the approval of the FAA flight. The company emphasized that the agreement is only a partial agreement and that it “continues to engage in ongoing discussions with Boeing regarding compensation for damages related to the 737 MAX bases”.
SWAPA unions
The Southwest pilots union is also suing Boeing. In a lawsuit filed in October, the Southwest Airlines Pilot Association alleged that the company deliberately deceived the organization and its members about the security of 737 MAX. According to the lawsuit, the grounding of the plane caused the elimination of more than 30,000 scheduled flights and resulted in financial losses of more than the US$ 100 million for the more than 9,700 pilots of the airline. The case is awaiting the determination of a federal judge on whether it will be heard in a Federal Court or returned to the State Court of Texas, where it was originally filed.
In a Memorandum sent to its members this week, Jon Weaks, president of the Southwest Airlines Pilot Association, said employees appreciated that Boeing has recognized the importance of compensating employees for the financial difficulties they have suffered as a result of the ground connection. However, he added that the union will continue its claim against Boeing.
“SWAPA feels that the Southwest-Boeing agreement only solidifies our legal claim. We hope to obtain the specific details of the Boeing-Southwest agreement in the discovery process during the litigation”, he wrote.
Voices from Boeing
In a statement, a Boeing spokesman said: “We do not comment on conversations with private clients, but we are working closely with all of them to support them in this difficult time”.
Boeing said that while it will continue working with the pilots to return the 737 MAX aircraft to service, he disagreed with the allegations in the lawsuit. “Boeing has the greatest respect for the men and women who fly to Southwest Airlines. We are aware that its pilot union, SWAPA, has filed a lawsuit against Boeing related to the suspension of operations of the 737 MAX. We believe that this lawsuit has no merit. and we will defend it vigorously”, Boeing spokesman Peter P. Pedraza said in a statement. 
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El Starliner CST-100 de Boeing se lanzará el 20 Diciembre 2019
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was still some “standard open work” to complete before that launch, as well as solving two open problems. “We could leave 20, but right now 20 looks good”, he said. Those open questions, said John Mulholland, Vice President and Program Manager of the Boeing Commercial Crew Program, including finalizing a review by the ISS program to confirm that Starliner’s flight on the mission matches the previously approved design as well. as the final data loads The spacecraft. Both, he said, should be completed before the launch scheduled for 12/20/2019. Meanwhile, launch preparations will continue, including a final cargo load on the spacecraft on December 14 and the launch of the Atlas 5 with Starliner to the platform at Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 41 on December 17, 2019. Starliner will carry an anthropomorphic test dummy, nicknamed Rosie, that will be instrumented to measure the conditions that astronauts will experience in the vehicle. “And, absolutely, as we approach to vacation, we will bring gifts for the crew”, Mulholland added. The launch will take place on 12/20, the spacecraft would dock with the station at 08:08 am east of 12/21, and will be decoupled at 02:16 am on December 28, 2019. driven primarily by the requirement that there are two landing sites in the western United States available on consecutive days for landing, and added that the fact that the landing will take place at night, 05:48 am, [Eastern time], It is not a problem. If the launch is not carried out during the instant launch window on December 20, there are backup dates reserved for December 21 and 23, 2019. If the launch is not carried out before 12/23, Mulholland said there are other dates available, including December 25-28, 2019. “We have many launch opportunities available as we look forward to December”, he said.