Southwest’s 737-700 Engine Strategy As It Phases Out Fleet

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700
Credit: Southwest Airlines
DALLAS—All of Southwest Airlines’ engines were covered by OEM maintenance contracts until the end of 2021, when its GE contract for the CFM56-7B engines powering its Boeing 737-700s expired. The airline took on “engine level management of that fleet” primarily driven by its fleet renewal and planned...
Lee Ann Shay

As executive editor of MRO and business aviation, Lee Ann Shay directs Aviation Week's coverage of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), including Inside MRO, and business aviation, including BCA.

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