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Less than expected
Flydubai reduces Boeing 737 MAX order by more than a quarter
By: Rafael Ramos
On: 7/17/2021
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The Dubai government's low-cost company, flydubai, reduced orders for the Boeing 737 MAX by 65 units. Orders placed in 2013 and 2017 were for 251 aircraft. The announcement made by the company was on July 13th.
16 units had already been delivered by June 2021, so there were still 235 units to be delivered. The cut represents almost 28% of the units that had not yet been delivered and about 26% of the original order. As a result, another 170 MAX 8 aircraft still need to be delivered to the company.
The two companies agreed to reduce the order. "Flydubai reached an agreement with Boeing and the airline adjusted its aircraft orders that had been placed in 2013 and 2017," it says in a statement.
Flydubai says the reduction is due to a review of its fleet plans with the strategy of rebuilding the post pandemic travel industry and with the change in the company's dynamic route structure.
Boeing, in turn, says it values the strong partnership with Flydubai and regrets the impact of grounding the MAX on the company's operations. "We are pleased to have arrived at a solution that helps them deal with this and the impact of the pandemic, and adjust their fleet needs."
Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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