According to the most recent aircraft, Garuda Indonesia has call crash the purchase of 49 Boeing 737 MAX 8. The Airline had asked in a letter to the US aircraft manufacturer to the cancellation of the order in the value of several billion dollars, said Garuda spokesperson Ikhsan Rosan on Friday. The passengers had lost confidence in the aircraft type, he said in justification.

Garuda expect a response from Boeing, said Rosan. Overall, the Indonesian Airline had ordered 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8. A machine had already been delivered. The total value of the order from the year of 2014 amounted to $ 4.9 billion. Garuda negotiated according to Rosan also about the return of the already delivered aircraft.

Garuda-chief I Gusti Ngurah Askhara Danadiputra said the Online news page “Detik”, it is going to change the aircraft manufacturer. Rather, the purchase of machinery of a different model was pursued.

On 10. March, a 737 MAX 8 of Ethiopian Airlines crashed shortly after takeoff in Addis Ababa, 157 people were killed. In October, a Lion-Air-machine of the same type was killed in an accident in front of the Indonesian island of Java, at that time, there were 189 Dead.

Video: Trump grounded Boeing 737 MAY in the USA Devastating consequences for the manufacturer: After the second plane crash of a Boeing 737 MAX in a short period of time, you must keep the machine in many countries on the ground.

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Created: 22.03.2019, 07:58 PM