Boeing's new planes excluded by high tariffs, Malaysia hopes to buy them all.
Following Malaysia's announcement last Friday of ordering 60 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, reports emerged indicating that the country hopes to take over all new planes rejected by other countries due to high tariffs.
According to a report by Reuters, a senior executive from Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), the parent company of Malaysia Airlines, told the state-owned Bernama News Agency that if airlines in other countries stop receiving their ordered Boeing planes, they are interested in purchasing those newly released aircraft.
In the context of the tariff war, Bloomberg reported on April 15, citing sources familiar with the matter, that some national airlines have stopped accepting any aircraft from Boeing due to tariff factors.
According to Bernama News Agency, if tariffs cause a gap in Boeing's delivery schedule, Malaysia Aviation Group sees this as an opportunity to secure aircraft delivery slots that would otherwise be difficult to obtain. Ismail, the managing director of Malaysia Aviation Group, stated that the group is in talks with Boeing.
It is understood that airlines worldwide are eager for new aircraft, but they face long delays in deliveries due to post-pandemic supply chain bottlenecks and production slowdowns at Boeing caused by stricter regulatory reviews and worker strikes.
Malaysia Airlines and American aircraft manufacturer Boeing announced in their respective press releases that Malaysia Airlines announced on Friday the order of 60 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to modernize its fleet.
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