Southwest delays jet deliveries due to engine flaw

Dallas

SOUTHWEST Airlines Co may have sidestepped a scheduling headache by letting other carriers take the first deliveries of Boeing Co's upgraded 737 MAX jetliners.

The discount airline, the initial buyer of the plane, is awaiting inspection results for 10 engines on its future jets to see if the turbines have a potential manufacturing defect. But that shouldn't delay Southwest's first flights with the aircraft, which aren't scheduled until October.