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BOEING 737 MAX AIRCRAFT GROUNDING	9 Months Ended
BOEING 737 MAX AIRCRAFT GROUNDING	Sep. 30, 2019
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Boeing 737 Max Aircraft Grounding	BOEING 737 MAX AIRCRAFT GROUNDING On March 13, 2019, the FAA issued an emergency order for all U.S. airlines to ground all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The Company immediately complied with the order and grounded all 34 737 MAX 8 aircraft in its fleet. The Company will continue to monitor the situation and any potential future accounting implications that arise. The most significant financial impacts of this grounding to the Company thus far have been lost revenues, operating income, and operating cash flows, and delayed capital expenditures, directly associated with its grounded 737 MAX 8 fleet and other new aircraft that have not been able to be delivered. In July 2019, the Boeing Company announced a $4.9 billion after-tax charge for "potential concessions and other considerations to customers for disruptions related to the 737 MAX grounding." The Company has had discussions with Boeing regarding compensation for damages due to the MAX groundings, but has not reached any conclusions regarding these matters, and no amounts expected from Boeing have been included in 2019 results. As of September 30, 2019, there had been no change to the Company's contractual obligations and commitments with regard to future purchases of aircraft. However, Boeing is not delivering new MAX aircraft and, therefore, not meeting its contractual delivery schedule. Based on the Company's current contractual obligations and Boeing's targeted regulatory approval of MAX return to service in fourth quarter 2019, the Company is still targeting receipt of seven MAX aircraft deliveries during fourth quarter 2019, with the remaining 34 MAX aircraft originally scheduled for delivery in 2019 shifting into 2020; however, the FAA will ultimately determine the timing of MAX return to service, and the Company therefore offers no assurances that current estimations and timelines are correct.