By Graham Dunn2021-04-14T16:24:00+01:00
After a traumatic two years for Boeing and its 737 Max programme, some of the airframer’s top customers have signed up for hundreds more of the jets, delivering key endorsements as the type returns to service.
Notably, Southwest Airlines’ decision, disclosed on 29 March, to replace 737-700s with 737 Max 7s came after follow-on Max orders from key customers Ryanair and United Airlines.
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Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max, in February 2021
But a further batch of Max order cancellations in March – from the likes of Turkish Airlines and aircraft lessors CDB Aviation and China Aircraft Leasing – again highlight the pandemic’s continued impact on the aerospace industry.