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Originally Posted by Buehler445
Really? I don’t think there is the airline capacity on the planet to press pause on every 747 in service.
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Not sure if you mistyped, but the 747 isn't affected. It's just the 737 MAX (specifically), which is relatively new and is in fairly limited use. It'd have an impact for sure, but it's not like Southwest's fleet of 737's would be entirely grounded or anything.
Here's a list of 737 MAX deliveries by airline, and
here's a more succinct summary from USA Today:
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4. A grounding would not cripple Southwest, American or United's operations, throwing the air travel system into chaos. The Max 8 may be Boeing's best-selling plane but it represents a small percentage of the fleets of Southwest and American. Southwest has 34 Max 8s in its fleet of more than 750 aircraft. American has 24 in its fleet of nearly 1,000 mainline aircraft. United has 14 Max 9s in its fleet of 779 mainline aircraft.
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