Virgin Australia on track for 2019 737 MAX delivery
Virgin Australia is on track to receive its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in Nov 2019 and is not considering further delays to the delivery date. The carrier now believes the revised 737 MAX timetable is appropriate and will not delay deliveries to boost its financial position, CE John Borghetti said. The airline is scheduled to receive 30 737-8s and 10 737-10s. The aircraft will primarily be for fleet replacement, although some will also be for growth, Borghetti said. The “economics … don’t make sense” to delay retirement of the airline’s 737-800s any further, Borghetti said. The carrier does not want to be in a position of operating 25-year-old aircraft and then facing a “tidal wave of capital expenditure” Higher fuel burn and increased maintenance boost the cost of operating older aircraft, he said. <br/>
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Virgin Australia on track for 2019 737 MAX delivery
Virgin Australia is on track to receive its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in Nov 2019 and is not considering further delays to the delivery date. The carrier now believes the revised 737 MAX timetable is appropriate and will not delay deliveries to boost its financial position, CE John Borghetti said. The airline is scheduled to receive 30 737-8s and 10 737-10s. The aircraft will primarily be for fleet replacement, although some will also be for growth, Borghetti said. The “economics … don’t make sense” to delay retirement of the airline’s 737-800s any further, Borghetti said. The carrier does not want to be in a position of operating 25-year-old aircraft and then facing a “tidal wave of capital expenditure” Higher fuel burn and increased maintenance boost the cost of operating older aircraft, he said. <br/>
