Boeing customers cancel staggering 150 Max plane orders, deepening crisis as coronavirus roils air travel
CHICAGO - Boeing customers canceled a staggering number of 737 Max orders last month, deepening the crisis the company faces amid the coronavirus pandemic and the continued grounding of its bestselling plane after two fatal crashes, reports Leslie Josephs for CNBC. Continue reading original article.
The Intelligent Aerospace take:
April 14, 2020 -Boeing announced today that 150 Max passenger aircraft orders were canceled in May, with leasing firm Avolon axing an order for 75, and Brazilian carrier Gol scrapping its order for 34. Josephs reports that Boeing has removed 307 aircraft from its order list through the first three months of the year.
“We are working closely with our customers, many of whom are facing significant financial pressures, to review their fleet plans and make adjustments where appropriate,” Boeing said in a statement. “At the same time, Boeing continues to adjust its order book to adapt to lower-than-planned 737 MAX production in the near term.”
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