{"id":185594,"date":"2019-03-22T07:20:51","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T07:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=185594"},"modified":"2019-03-25T07:33:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T07:33:35","slug":"indonesian-airline-garuda-cancels-order-for-49-boeing-737-max-8-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=185594","title":{"rendered":"Indonesian airline Garuda cancels order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets"},"content":{"rendered":"

AFP \u2013 March 22, 2019<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Indonesia\u2019s national carrier Garuda has cancelled a multibillion-dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets after two fatal crashes involving the plane<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, the company said, blaming passengers\u2019 loss of trust in the aircraft.<\/span><\/p>\n

In what is thought to be the first formal cancellation for the model, Garuda spokesman Ikhsan Rosan said: \u201cWe have sent a letter to Boeing<\/a> requesting that the order be cancelled.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason is that Garuda passengers in Indonesia<\/a> have lost trust and no longer have the confidence\u201d in the plane, he said, adding that the airline was awaiting a response from Boeing.<\/span><\/p>\n

As Boeing continued to work on a fix for the planes grounded by airlines across the world, reports on Friday suggested that the manufacturer would make it compulsory for airlines buying the aircraft to have one of two optional safety features installed<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The equipment alerts pilots of faulty information from key sensors. It will now be included on every 737 Max as part of changes that Boeing is rushing to complete on the jets by early next week, according to two people familiar with the changes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Airlines can decide whether to pay for upgrades to a standard plane, a common practice in the industry which enables manufacturers to charge extra.<\/span><\/p>\n

Garuda had already received one of the 737 MAX 8 planes, part of a 50-plane order worth $4.9bn at list prices when it was announced in 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n

Garuda is also talking to Boeing about whether or not to return the plane it has received, the spokesman told AFP.<\/span><\/p>\n

The carrier had so far paid Boeing about $26m, while Garuda\u2019s chief told Indonesian media outlet Detik that it would consider switching to a new version of the single-aisle jet.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn principle, it\u2019s not that we want to replace Boeing, but maybe we will replace (these planes) with another model,\u201d Garuda Indonesia director I Gusti Ngurah Askhara Danadiputra told Detik.<\/span><\/p>\n

Continues \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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