The Boeing 737 Max crash in Ethiopia looks increasingly likely to hit the planemaker’s order book as mounting safety concerns prompt airlines to reconsider purchases worth about $57 billion.
Canada also grounded the plane on Wednesday.
VietJet Aviation, which doubled its order to 200 of the aircraft priced at about $25 billion only last month, said the airline will decide on its future plans once the cause of the plane crash tragedy has been found, while Kenya Airways is reviewing proposals to buy the Max and could switch to Airbus’s rival A320. Russia’s Utair Aviation is seeking guarantees before taking delivery of the first of 30 planes with a $3.65-billion value before customary discounts.
