An airline wants compensation from Boeing after it had to cancel a fifth of its flights due to the 737 Max 9 grounding

• Copa Airlines executives said they expect compensation from Boeing due to the 737 Max 9 grounding.
• The Panama-based airline had to cancel over 1,700 flights.
• Its chief financial officer said there is a pending negotiation with Boeing.

An airline which suffered disruption due to the 737 Max 9 grounding last month wants compensation from Boeing.

The Panama-based carrier Copa Airlines is the biggest operator of the 737 Max 9 outside the US, with 29 such jets.

During its fourth-quarter earnings call Thursday, CEO Pedro Heilbron said 21 of them were grounded following the Alaska Airlines blowout.