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I think it's easy to predict that Garuda is just trying to create some leverage to negotiate a discount with Boeing, and they will just re-affirm their order qu
by w0utert 8y ago
I think it's easy to predict that Garuda is just trying to create some leverage to negotiate a discount with Boeing, and they will just re-affirm their order quietly in a few weeks or months. I expect more airlines doing the same. Boeing marketing and sales is probably working overtime to make sure most of this stays out of the news.
- AlphaGeekZulu 8y agoI do not think so. The reason might rather be that it doesn't make sense to purchase an aircraft passengers are reluctant to fly with. No matter how well the problems of the 737 8 MAX are resolved, its reputation is tainted. Every further accident of that type will be blamed to Boeing. It reminds me a lot of the DC-10 in the 1970s. Boeing will probably have to rename the 737 8 MAX and marketing it as a brand new type.
- w0utert 8y agoI'll believe it when I see it. Much more likely they will just fix the plane as they have already communicated they will do, airlines will continue buying it, and people will happily board the airplanes. I'm pretty sure the percentage of travelers who check the type of aircraft an airline uses before booking is counted in some small fraction of a percent. I surely never did, and never heard anyone mention they did. Also, Boeing is not going to fool any airline by simply re-branding the plane, so if airlines pressure them now to get discounts on their 737 MAX 8 orders, that obviously also applies to the rebranded plane.