Latest 737 MAX delay prompts big buyer Flydubai to consider leasing options
Flydubai, a major Boeing 737 MAX customer, is considering leasing additional aircraft following the latest setback to the grounded jet's return to service. Boeing said Tuesday it now does not expect to win approval to return the 737 MAX to service until mid-year. The MAX jet had recently been expected to be approved by regulators to return to service in February or March. "We are looking at short to medium-term leasing options to add more capacity for the coming few months," a spokeswoman said Wednesday. Flydubai's order for 250 MAX jets is the second largest for the model after Southwest. Flydubai had received only a fraction of those before the MAX was grounded last March. The airline has warned the grounding is putting significant financial pressure on the airline, and said it could replace MAX jets with aircraft from Airbus. <br/>
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Latest 737 MAX delay prompts big buyer Flydubai to consider leasing options
Flydubai, a major Boeing 737 MAX customer, is considering leasing additional aircraft following the latest setback to the grounded jet's return to service. Boeing said Tuesday it now does not expect to win approval to return the 737 MAX to service until mid-year. The MAX jet had recently been expected to be approved by regulators to return to service in February or March. "We are looking at short to medium-term leasing options to add more capacity for the coming few months," a spokeswoman said Wednesday. Flydubai's order for 250 MAX jets is the second largest for the model after Southwest. Flydubai had received only a fraction of those before the MAX was grounded last March. The airline has warned the grounding is putting significant financial pressure on the airline, and said it could replace MAX jets with aircraft from Airbus. <br/>
