A Saudi airline is dropping a $6 billion order for 737 Max planes as Boeing’s crisis deepens

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Saudi Arabian airline Flyadeal has cancelled an order for almost $6 billion worth of Boeing 737 Max planes as the crisis with the jet continues.
Flyadeal announced that it will order up to 50 planes from Airbus’ A320neo family, turning to the Max’s rival plane to give it an all-Airbus fleet.
Other airlines are demanding compensation from Boeing as the jet remains grounded after two fatal crashes, and customers are also expressing fears about flying on the plane.
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An airline dropped a $6 billion order for Boeing’s embattled 737 Max planes, turning to European rival Airbus instead to grow its fleet as the crisis with the aircraft continues.

Saudi Arabian airline Flyadeal reversed its plans to buy 50 of the 737 Max jets, announcing on Sunday that it will order up to 50 planes from Airbus’ A320neo family — the Max’s rival.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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