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The effects of the corona pandemic and the debacle that surrounded the 737 Max plane in the crash are causing US aircraft manufacturer Boeing to plunge deeper into the crisis. In September, the group did not sell a single aircraft, as Boeing announced on Tuesday. At the same time, customers withdrew orders for 51 planes last month.
The Boeing crisis is partly caused by problems with the 737 Max: after two crashes of the medium-range aircraft, possibly due to faulty software, authorities around the world imposed take-off bans on these types of aircraft in March. of 2019.
This year, global air traffic collapsed as a result of the pandemic. Thousands of airliners have not been used on the ground for months. Many airlines are in financial trouble and are canceling new aircraft orders.
Also at Airbus
In total, Boeing delivered just 28 aircraft in the third quarter of 2020. In the same period last year there were 63. There are 67 aircraft orders on the US order books this year, but 448 cancellations due to economic turmoil in the industry. of aviation.
Rival Airbus delivered 57 aircraft in September alone, more than twice as many aircraft as Boeing in the entire quarter. However, Airbus has hardly received any new orders either.
Boeing has laid off thousands of workers this year. The company has not yet accepted state aid due to the corona pandemic. Instead, Boeing management is trying to counter the recession with billions of dollars in private loans.
