Aircraft lessor in compensation talks with Boeing over Max 8
Gecas is having conversations with Boeing around the issue of compensation resulting from the global grounding of the Boeing 737 Max family of aircraft. Gecas said it, along with others, had “begun discussions with Boeing” when asked who would foot the bill for the grounded aircraft. Gecas CCO Declan Kelly noted that the lessor still had confidence in the Boeing 737 Max 8, for which it has an order book in excess of 170 aircraft. Asked whether consumers will have confidence in the plane, Kelly instanced the case of the 2013 grounding of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet, noting that while there was an initial consumer confidence issue, that passed “within months”. At the air show in Paris, Gecas announced a series of deals including one with Boeing exercising 10 purchase rights to firm orders. <br/>
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Aircraft lessor in compensation talks with Boeing over Max 8
Gecas is having conversations with Boeing around the issue of compensation resulting from the global grounding of the Boeing 737 Max family of aircraft. Gecas said it, along with others, had “begun discussions with Boeing” when asked who would foot the bill for the grounded aircraft. Gecas CCO Declan Kelly noted that the lessor still had confidence in the Boeing 737 Max 8, for which it has an order book in excess of 170 aircraft. Asked whether consumers will have confidence in the plane, Kelly instanced the case of the 2013 grounding of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet, noting that while there was an initial consumer confidence issue, that passed “within months”. At the air show in Paris, Gecas announced a series of deals including one with Boeing exercising 10 purchase rights to firm orders. <br/>
