Boeing transferred 3,000 workers to reach a compensation agreement withAmerican Airlines

On January 6, local time, Boeing revealed that the 737MAX aircraft will beofficially discontinued in mid-January. It has now begun assigning newtasks to the 3,000 workers affected by the shutdown.

Photo of a Boeing 737 MAX in Renton, Washington. The Xinhua News Agency

disclosed that Boeing Commercial Aircraft Chief Executive Officer Standillreiterated in an email to employees that he did not want to be fired because ofthe company's shutdown. Seattle's 737 mechanics, engineers and employees willbe transferred To Boeing's 767, 777 and 777X projects. Boeing also said ithas not decided when to resume production of the 737MAX. Boeing alsoopened a new base in Victorville, California, to house the 737 maximumhorsepower aircraft temporarily parked due to grounding.

At the same time, several airlines recently announced that they have reached agrounding compensation agreement with Boeing. According to a previousreport from the Southern Metropolis Daily, American Airlines, SouthwestAirlines and Aeromexico said they had reached a settlement with Boeing over the737 maximum grounding loss, but did not disclose the amount ofcompensation. Among them, American Airlines revealed that it will share $30 million in compensation with employees. Southwest Airlines also said inDecember 2019 that it has reached a partial compensation agreement withBoeing. Southwest Airlines said the company lost $ 830 million in revenuedue to grounding.

Ten months after grounding, the 737MAX recently exploded due to a designflaw. On January 5, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that aserious problem was discovered when reviewing the revised 737MAXsoftware. The two key lines of the 737MAX were too close to each other,resulting in a short circuit. If the pilot does not respond correctly, theplane may crash. In response, Boeing said: "We are working closelywith the Federal Aviation Administration and other regulatory agencies toconduct appropriate analysis. It is too early to speculate whether this willcause any design changes."

(Original Title: Boeing 737 closed due to maximum power transfer 3,000 workers,reached compensation agreements with American Airlines).