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brooklynite

(94,600 posts) Mon Jul 8, 2019, 04:54 PM Jul 2019

Saudi carrier cancels troubled Boeing 737 order for Airbus

Source: AP News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Boeing’s campaign to restore the reputation of its best-selling plane after two deadly crashes suffered a blow with a Saudi airline canceling an order worth up to $5.9 billion in favor of a European rival of the U.S. manufacturer.

Flyadeal, the budget airline arm of Saudi Arabian Airlines Corp., ordered 30 A320neo jets from Airbus and took options on 20 more, meaning that its entire fleet will consist of planes from that company.

It’s a potentially troubling sign for Boeing, which has not seen customers divert orders to Airbus en masse.

A small number of airlines have threatened to cancel 737 Max orders since crashes off the coast of Indonesia and in Ethiopia killed 346 people. The Max has been grounded since March.

Read more: https://apnews.com/966fdc30da98450f87342769d15b125c

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Saudi carrier cancels troubled Boeing 737 order for Airbus (Original Post) brooklynite Jul 2019 OP

Who in their right mind would buy this plane? SunSeeker Jul 2019 #1

Interesting,the Saudi's Wellstone ruled Jul 2019 #2

No sweat! Stable genius will fix it. keithbvadu2 Jul 2019 #3

I don't want to fly on the MAX, who would? They cut corners dem4decades Jul 2019 #4

It will take a lot to convince me to fly on a 737 in the future. Lonestarblue Jul 2019 #5

But, SA is Trump's BFF. LogicFirst Jul 2019 #6

And who could blame them.... paleotn Jul 2019 #7

Former Boeing C.E.O. Patrick Shanahan can buy them up for the USAF before he leaves as SecDef. Marcuse Jul 2019 #8

SunSeeker

(51,574 posts)

1. Who in their right mind would buy this plane?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 05:32 PM

Jul 2019

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

2. Interesting,the Saudi's

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 05:37 PM

Jul 2019

hinted they were considering a Boeing cancel several weeks ago.

keithbvadu2

(36,829 posts)

3. No sweat! Stable genius will fix it.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 06:03 PM

Jul 2019

No sweat! Stable genius will fix it.

dem4decades

(11,297 posts)

4. I don't want to fly on the MAX, who would? They cut corners

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 06:17 PM

Jul 2019

And people died. And they still have their scissors out.

Lonestarblue

(10,013 posts)

5. It will take a lot to convince me to fly on a 737 in the future.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 06:19 PM

Jul 2019

Boeing leaders made a huge mistake, knowingly sacrificing safety for profits. Instead of continuing to manufacture a plane that few airlines want to buy, they should sack the CEO and anyone else who pushed this decision, design a fuel efficient plane that has the engines placed safely, and try to recapture their reputation for safety. Otherwise, they risk an ongoing and costly loss of market share to Airbus. Boeing needs to learn that cutting safety corners does not pay in the long run.