Southwest expects to receive only 70 Boeing 737 Max planes this year, down from 90.
that the company planned to add a net 7,000 people to its staff this year, but will now have to "moderate" its targets.
The company didn't respond to a request to elaborate on how much it will need to reduce its hiring plans. Boeing employees sign a banner in front of a 737 MAX 8 produced for Southwest Airlines as Boeing celebrates the 10,000th 737 to come off the production line in Renton, Washington, U.S. March 13, 2018.Jordan said the company is trying to be "prudent" about its expectations for deliveries, which have repeatedly been delayed.
"You plan way in advance to set your schedules, to set your capacity, and you're wrong. It's just really difficult to change that close in," Jordan told CNBC's Phil LeBeau in the interview.
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