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Today’s news centers about a new Hungarian airline choosing Boeing aircraft, and new FAA check for the MAX. The new airline base in Hungary will be Hungary Airlines, which has an MOU in place to acquire 737 MAX aircraft. The carrier has significant Chinese financing, is an outgrowth of a cargo operator, and plans to introduce a Budapest-Hong Kong route to provide Central and Eastern European connections at Budapest.
The FAA has mandated new inspections for the 737 MAX after incidents of inadvertent spoiler deployment on an aircraft. The inspection will check for wiring clearance for the controls operating the spoilers to ensure that wires aren’t chafing or shorting out. The inspections are not immediately required, as the agency cited relatively low risks. Nonetheless, another inspection on the MAX program, even if minor, is not what Boeing needs during its turnaround efforts.
Airlines continue to be concerned about late aircraft deliveries, from both Airbus and Boeing. COPA and AirIndia have each been impacted by MAX delays, causing route alternations and curtailed fleet growth.
Norse has reached a deal to lease six of its 787 Dreamliners. This comes shortly after China Southern is looking to sell its entire fleet of 10 787-8 aircraft. With strong aircraft demand, we would expect these aircraft to be quickly absorbed by the market. The key question is why the two airlines no longer wish to operate these aircraft, with the oldest models of this efficient aircraft only 13 years old.
Links to today’s news follow:
- Boeing passenger jets to be purchased by new Hungarian Airline – Hungary Today
- FAA mandates Boeing 737 MAX spoiler wire checks – Airways
- Boeing delivery delays cause route cuts – Airline Geeks
- Suppliers delay Air India fleet growth – AirInsight
- Norse reaches deal in principle to lease out six of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners – AeroTime
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