Virgin Australia Holdings said on Tuesday it would delay taking the first delive...
SINGAPORE - Virgin Australia Holdings said on Tuesday it would delay taking the first deliveries of Boeing Co 737 MAX jets for nearly two years to reduce capital spending and give it time to be satisfied with the model’s safety.
“It was certainly the first priority I walked into the business with when I got here,” he told Reuters of the order delay in a phone interview. The move comes as other 737 MAX customers, including Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA and Indonesia’s Lion Air, have also delayed deliveries in the wake of a global grounding of the plane following fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.
“We are confident in the assurances that have given us around their commitment to safely return the MAX to service,” he said. “As a long term partner we are looking to work with them through that process.”
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