Garuda Indonesia axes Boeing 737 Max 8 order

Jakarta: Garuda Indonesia, the country’s flag carrier, announced on Friday that it was cancelling an order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 passenger jets after two planes of the same model crashed in a span of five months. “Our passengers have lost confidence to fly with the Max 8,” Garuda spokesperson Ikhsan Rosan told CNN. The Indonesian carrier ordered 50 of the planes in 2014 for $4.9 billion. It has taken delivery of one of them but has now sent a letter to Boeing, saying it no longer wanted the remaining jets on order, Ikhsan said. Boeing representatives are planning to visit Jakarta on March 28 to discuss the cancellation request with the airline, the spokesperson added. (IANS)

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