Image Credit: AFP Photo/Jason RedmondWashington: Boeing said in a report that not only did the 737 MAX receive zero new orders since it was grounded worldwide in March, the company's other jets, such as the 787 Dreamliner or the 777, also did not get any new orders in April. According to the report issued on Tuesday, Boeing did report some orders for the other jets in late March, even in the wake of the March 10 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet and the grounding of the 737 MAX that followed, reports CNN. Lufthansa ordered 20 of the 787 jets on March 15, and British Airways ordered 18 of the 777X on March 22, the report said. But the only orders reported by Boeing for April were bookkeeping entries: Four 737 MAX jets that had been sold to Boeing Capital in the past were transferred to an unidentified lessor last month. None of Boeing's other jet models have crashed, and airlines have not reported any safety problems other than the 737 MAX.

Source: Ethiopian News May 15, 2019 03:11 UTC