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Will Boeing deliver fewer than 56 737-8 aircraft to Southwest in 2026?

Resolves February 15, 2027(289d)
IG: 0.48

Current Prediction

28%
Likely No
Model Agreement97%
Predictions9 runs
Last UpdatedApril 23, 2026

Prediction History

Initial
28%
Mar 18
Current
28%
Apr 23
Q1 2026 earnings

No Boeing-specific disclosure in Q1 earnings. Capacity growth narrowed to ~2% FY is ambiguous (could be delivery caution or demand discipline). Probability unchanged at 0.28; model agreement tightened.

Why This Question Matters

Boeing is a permanent single point of failure for Southwest's fleet. With 66 planned deliveries against 60 retirements, net fleet growth is already thin. A shortfall of 10+ aircraft constrains capacity growth and could delay revenue optimization across the route network.

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Prediction Distribution

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opus
sonnet
haiku
Range: 27%30%Aggregate: 28%
Individual Predictions(9 runs)
opusRun 1
28%

Q1 earnings contained no Boeing-specific disclosure — neither positive confirmation of delivery pace nor negative disclosure of slippage. Management did not raise fleet expectations, but also did not call out delivery shortfall risk. Capacity growth narrowing to ~2% FY is ambiguous — could be delivery conservatism or capacity discipline. Net: probability essentially unchanged from 0.28 prior. This is the cleanest 'no relevant new data' case among the five active markets.

No Boeing-specific Q1 disclosureCapacity narrowed to 2% FY — ambiguous signalManagement did not pre-disclose delivery issueExogenous variable
opusRun 2
27%

Slight downward shift rationale: Q1 is late enough in the year that if Boeing were badly off schedule, typical disclosure practice would have flagged it. The absence of any Boeing warning in the Q1 call is mild positive evidence (no bad news is weak good news). Marginal decrement from 0.28 to 0.27.

Absence of Boeing warning is mild positiveQ1 late enough in year to pre-disclose issuesNo disclosed FAA or production event
opusRun 3
30%

Slight upward shift rationale: capacity narrowing to ~2% FY could signal Boeing-related delivery conservatism baked into guidance. Without explicit confirmation of delivery pace, and given 2025 industry-wide Boeing delays, the 'narrowed capacity' language is directionally consistent with delivery caution. Marginal increment from 0.28 to 0.30.

Narrowed capacity could signal delivery cautionIndustry-wide Boeing delivery delays persistNo explicit confirmation of delivery pace
sonnetRun 1
28%

No direct new information on Boeing deliveries. Probability unchanged at 0.28.

No new Boeing dataExogenous variable
sonnetRun 2
29%

Marginal upward shift. Capacity narrowing language is consistent with modest delivery slippage. No explicit confirmation otherwise.

Capacity narrowingNo explicit confirmation
sonnetRun 3
27%

Slight downward shift. Absence of Boeing concern in earnings call narrative is mildly positive. Management's disclosure norms argue for transparency on supplier risk if material.

Absence of Boeing concernDisclosure norms
haikuRun 1
28%

No Boeing data change. Probability held at 0.28.

No new data
haikuRun 2
27%

Absence of Boeing warning mildly positive. Slight drop to 0.27.

No warning disclosed
haikuRun 3
29%

Capacity narrowed suggests mild delivery caution. Marginal uptick to 0.29.

Capacity narrowingMild delivery caution

Resolution Criteria

Resolves YES if Southwest Airlines reports receiving fewer than 56 Boeing 737-8 aircraft during calendar year 2026, as disclosed in quarterly earnings releases or annual filings.

Resolution Source

LUV quarterly earnings releases and FY2026 10-K filing

Source Trigger

Boeing 737-8 deliveries shortfall >10 aircraft vs 66 planned for 2026

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