Originally Posted by
Adelphos
Canada has just grounded the planes. AA, UA and Southwest will likely have to ground them by the weekend. Not sure what the US airlines and Boeing gain by resisting the tide here (even if the the model is perfectly safe)
Well there are big disruption costs for the operators, who will probably try to recoup from Boeing. So it's less about what they have to gain by resisting, and more about what they lose by going with the flow. Not sure exactly how that works in terms of if it's a voluntary grounding vs. a regulatory grounding, but I'm sure it's nicely laid out in the purchase contracts!
