US aircraft giant Boeing and British Airways owner International Airlines Group have signed a letter of intent for delivery of 200 planes of the 737 MAX type, the companies said. Boeing’s MAX aircraft have been grounded worldwide after two of them crashed within six months of each other, killing 346 people. RELATED: BOEING SAYS PLANES MAY HAVE DEFECTIVE PARTSRELATED: WIDOW SUES BOEING OVER 737 MAX CRASHAt the start of the show, Boeing’s head of commercial aircraft Kevin McAllister apologised for the crashes. IAG said the aircraft would be used by a number of its airlines including Vueling, LEVEL, and British Airways at London Gatwick Airport. Boeing said IAG, whose single-aisle fleet is currently made up almost exclusively of Airbus A320 aircraft, was turning to the 737 MAX “as part of diversifying its future fleet to spur competition”.

Source: Ethiopian News June 18, 2019 16:23 UTC