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From the BBC
Garuda Indonesia is seeking to scrap its multi-billion dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets after the plane was involved in two fatal crashes.
The move is thought to be the first formal cancellation of an order for the aircraft.
A Garuda spokesperson said passengers had "lost trust" in the plane.
It comes as investigators work to establish the cause of a recent crash involving a 737 Max 8, which killed 157 people.
It was the second fatal disaster involving the jet in five months. A Lion Air flight crashed in October, killing 189 people.
"We have sent a letter to Boeing requesting that the order be cancelled," Garuda spokesman Ikhsan Rosan told AFP.
COMMENT:-
You know that $80,000 "extra" that Boeing offered (even though it wasn't really necessary for the safe operation of the 737 MAX 8)? Would you like to bet that Boeing is going to be dropping the price by around 100%, retrofitting all of the existing 737 MAX 8s that don't have it "as a goodwill gesture" and refunding the price paid for it to those who did buy it?
Garuda looks to scrap Boeing 737 Max 8 order after crashes
Garuda Indonesia is seeking to scrap its multi-billion dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets after the plane was involved in two fatal crashes.
The move is thought to be the first formal cancellation of an order for the aircraft.
A Garuda spokesperson said passengers had "lost trust" in the plane.
It comes as investigators work to establish the cause of a recent crash involving a 737 Max 8, which killed 157 people.
It was the second fatal disaster involving the jet in five months. A Lion Air flight crashed in October, killing 189 people.
"We have sent a letter to Boeing requesting that the order be cancelled," Garuda spokesman Ikhsan Rosan told AFP.
COMMENT:-
You know that $80,000 "extra" that Boeing offered (even though it wasn't really necessary for the safe operation of the 737 MAX 8)? Would you like to bet that Boeing is going to be dropping the price by around 100%, retrofitting all of the existing 737 MAX 8s that don't have it "as a goodwill gesture" and refunding the price paid for it to those who did buy it?