Boeing Max Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Florida Over ‘Performance Issue’

A Boeing 737 Max 8 type aircraft at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston on March 11, 2019. David Koenig/AP

A Boeing 737 Max operated by Southwest Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing in Florida after reported engine trouble on March 26.

No passengers were on board Southwest Airlines Flight 8701, which was being ferried from Orlando International Airport to Victorville, California, for storage, CNN reported.