For the US aircraft manufacturer Boeing, the debacle surrounding the 737-Max and the corona pandemic resulted in two “worst-case scenarios”. It was only possible to land new orders for this sample in isolated cases. The IAG announced a large order at the Paris Air Show last year, but the signed letter of intent has not yet been converted into a fixed order.

To put it casually, Boeing received a lot of cancellations, 564, like the portal Aviation Week reported. Even before the corona pandemic, some airliners, but also Lessors, withdrew from the 737-Max series. The current crisis has resulted in even more customers negotiating with Boeing to withdraw from the purchase agreements. Aviation Week also writes that the US manufacturer has 62 copies in the yard for which no buyer is in sight. These were produced “in stock”, so to speak.

From Boeing's point of view, there is also light at the end of the tunnel. Both the FAA and the EASA indicated unequivocally that a readmission could take place later this year. The manufacturer can deliver - after modifications - but that is exactly what many customers could do so completely inconvenient due to the corona crisis, so that it is to be expected that airlines and Lessoren could negotiate further postponements of the handovers.

Whenever things go bad at Boeing, a man is there: Michael O'Leary, who delights his house and court supplier with a large 737 order. For example, the “Irish Independent” writes without naming further sources that Ryanair is negotiating with Boeing about the order of 150 to 200 737-Max 10. An order would only be placed if a substantial discount was granted on the existing bulk order.

“We currently have an order from Boeing for 210 Max aircraft, 135 of these firm orders and 75 options. We are currently working with Boeing. Our priority is to get these planes operational. We assume that this will be the beginning of 2021, ”Ryanair boss Eddie Wilson told Irish TV station RTE.