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Is the count not also significant? I don't know enough about the industry to know.

I mentioned it because when I first heard that there were so many other regulatory bodies grounding the fleet, I was surprised about the FAA. When it was pointed out that many of those regulatory bodies represent countries having a handful of these planes to begin with, I was still surprised, but it made a little more sense that the FAA might have more to lose if the decision proved rash.



Southwest has 35 MAX8s (out of a total of 755 aircraft)[0]. American has 24 MAX8s (out of a total of 962 aircraft)[1].

Not a trivial number for either fleet, but I imagine it won't significantly impact their business either.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Airlines_fleet

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_fleet




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