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The cancellations haven't officially taken place, but you can be damn sure everyone other than committed 737 fleets like Southwest have unofficially already can
by xmichael999 7y ago
The cancellations haven't officially taken place, but you can be damn sure everyone other than committed 737 fleets like Southwest have unofficially already cancelled their orders of MAX's. Air Canada is the perfect example, it's the first time to introduce 737's to their fleet - they are waiting for the dust to settle but you can be damn sure the 737's they already own will be sold and Boeing will largely give them their money back too and the rest of their order will never be completed.
- leemailll 7y agoI’m not trying to defend Boeing and I also think the problem for 737max is a serious blow to boeing, but I suspect the only chance for massive cancellations of its orders is when ffa designates it as a new airworthiness type. Even that might depend on contract details. What also make the cancellations less likely, in my opinion is that its competitors, the A320neo has a backlog of more than 10 years at the current production rate. And the smaller a220, the former bombardier cseries, has a backlog of almost 400 planes. Besides, at 2019 France air show, IAG put an order of 200 737max in a letter of intent which is quite surprising and strange
- selimthegrim 7y agoIf there is a220 backlog why is there still FUD about assembling them in Mobile?
- lefty2 7y agoAirbus can always just increase production if the demand was high enough
- xmichael999 7y agoThis!