Airbus cannot build fast enough to replace Boeing’s 737 Max
For airline customers of Boeing’s 737 Max, there is no quick way out of the crisis of confidence that threatens to engulf the aircraft in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines crash 9 days ago. Most of those that have 737 Max 8 aircraft on order, including Norwegian Air and Icelandair, have so far said they will keep them pending the outcome of the investigation. One of the biggest challenges for airlines is that the obvious replacement aircraft, the A320neo, is simply not available. Airbus, which could typically be a beneficiary of the Boeing crisis, is already working flat-out to produce enough of the fuel-efficient jets just to deliver on its existing backlog of orders. At the end of February the company had an order backlog of 5,962 for its single-aisle aircraft. Of that, 5,814 were for the A320neo and just 148 for the A320ceo. <br/>
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Airbus cannot build fast enough to replace Boeing’s 737 Max
For airline customers of Boeing’s 737 Max, there is no quick way out of the crisis of confidence that threatens to engulf the aircraft in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines crash 9 days ago. Most of those that have 737 Max 8 aircraft on order, including Norwegian Air and Icelandair, have so far said they will keep them pending the outcome of the investigation. One of the biggest challenges for airlines is that the obvious replacement aircraft, the A320neo, is simply not available. Airbus, which could typically be a beneficiary of the Boeing crisis, is already working flat-out to produce enough of the fuel-efficient jets just to deliver on its existing backlog of orders. At the end of February the company had an order backlog of 5,962 for its single-aisle aircraft. Of that, 5,814 were for the A320neo and just 148 for the A320ceo. <br/>
