Southwest Airlines Announces 20 Firm Boeing 737-800 Deliveries in 2012
Larger Airplanes Substituted For Same Number Of -700 Models
Southwest Airlines Chairman, President, and CEO Gary Kelly, spoke at the Wings Club in New York City Wednesday, where he shared additional details on introducing the Boeing 737-800 to the Southwest fleet.
Kelly announced the Company will substitute 20 of its 737-700 orders for -800s, with the first delivery scheduled for March 2012. With both its Pilots' and Flight Attendants' Unions ratifying their contracts to add the -800 to their current collective bargaining agreements, the Company is continuing to finalize discussions with the Boeing Company regarding substitutions of the -800s for the -700 positions, and configuration and equipage options
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