Bloomberg Southwest Airlines Co. delayed orders for 23 of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max 7 aircraft, casting doubt on the future of the smallest Max variant as it adds 40 Max 8 deliveries valued at nearly $4.5 billion. Pushing most of its Max 7 orders out until 2023 and 2024 probably means that the carrier is trying to decide whether it …

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc’s passenger growth advanced at the slowest rate since 2014 in 2017 after it canceled thousands of flights to cope with a staffing crunch, sparking outrage among consumers and regulators. The 2017 customer tally was 129 million, or 2 million less than initially forecast, according to a statement from Ryanair on Wednesday, with December’s performance the worst …

Bloomberg Two US airlines—American and Southwest—joined the tide of companies offering employees $1,000 bonuses to mark the tax overhaul Congress put in place for 2018. American Airlines Group Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co. announced the bonuses after the close of business. AAON, US Bancorp, Commerce Bancshares Inc. and Zions Bancorporation were among the companies touting similar moves. Banks, insurers and …