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I just transited Alice Springs airport on my way to Melbourne yesterday. I noticed that the new 'boneyard' in the desert next to the airport had a bunch of bra
by cyberferret 7y ago
I just transited Alice Springs airport on my way to Melbourne yesterday. I noticed that the new 'boneyard' in the desert next to the airport had a bunch of brand new Singaporean SilkAir 737-MAX8's parked there in 'mothball' condition [0].
One of my first thoughts was: "Who is paying for that?" - the transport cost and decommissioning of those aircraft, the loss of revenue, the leasing of alternative aircraft to replace them, etc.? Short answer is that I am pretty sure SilkAir will be suing Boeing for all costs, as would most other operators of the 737-MAX. I don't see Boeing's commercial aircraft division surviving something like this.
[0] - https://twitter.com/dsabar/status/1208901556097044480 https://twitter.com/dsabar/status/1208901556097044480