Following on from the month of March where the world’s second-largest planemaker posted 150 MAX cancellations, which included 75 from Avolon, the Irish leasing company, April has now seen a further 75 cancellation. These include 34 of a 135-jet order from Brazil’s GOL.
This is now the thirteenth month since the 737MAX was grounded following two fatal crashes and it was back in January this year that production for the beleaguered jet was stopped, a difficult situation which has been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, and there is no current set date when FAA approval of modifications to the jet will be obtained.
The COVID-19 pandemic has also hit deliveries of Boeing’s larger jets, though the company confirmed the delivery of 50 planes in the first quarter, down from 149 in 2019. Orders for March include 12 787 Dreamliners, a 767 freighter and 18 pre-Max versions for the P-8 maritime patrol program, with additional orders in the quarter bringing the total number of orders up to 49 and a negative 147 orders for the three months.
According to Reuters news agency, after further accounting adjustments representing jets ordered in previous years but now unlikely to be delivered, Boeing’s adjusted net orders sank to a negative 307 airplanes.
