Southwest joins others in axing 737 Max from its network until June

In what was an expected move, Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) again pushed back the projected return of the 737 Max to its schedule. The beleaguered plane is now out of Southwest’s network through June 6, the Dallas-based carrier said Jan. 16.

This latest pushback in the jet’s projected return to service puts Southwest in line with American Airlines Group Inc. (Nasdaq: AAL) and United Airlines Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: UAL), which both have the plane off their schedules until June. Previously, Southwest…