Originally Posted by
Fiordland
Boeing has convinced airlines to buy over 2,500 of the 7M8 while at the same time only selling 136 of the 7M9 with 11 of them going to AC.. Without knowing any of the details it is clear the 7M9 is a lost cause. They will probably keep delaying the 7M9 until Boeing has something else they can move those deposits to.
Your comments made me curious...
This is from Feb 2018 (and Lion Air didn't lose a frame at that point). Some interesting comments about how UA had already converted orders
Boeing's 737 MAX 9 Wins FAA Certification, but It's Already Dead in the Water
https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/...but-its-a.aspx
QUOTES:
"The aircraft manufacturer is celebrating the pending entry-into-service of the jet model -- but the 2020 arrival of the slightly larger and more efficient 737 MAX 10 will render it superfluous."
"However, the 737 MAX 9 hasn't sold very well. "
"Many other Boeing customers converted smaller numbers of existing 737 orders to the MAX 10 last year, hollowing out the 737 MAX 9 backlog even further. Once 737 MAX 10 production ramps up in the next few years, the 737 MAX 9 will have lost most of its (limited) appeal. As a result, its production run could come to a premature end within the next five years or so."
Question: Can AC use the deposit money towards another 777 frame or it doesn't work that way?