Virgin Australia delays $2.8BILLION purchase of Boeing 737 Max 8 planes for six years after two crashes claim the lives of 346 passengers Virgin Australia has nearly halved Boeing 737 Max 8 order and delayed delivery The move comes after two fatal crashes on the new model in just five months Instead, delivery of Boeing Max 10 has been brought forward by six months
By Hannah Moore For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 01:04 BST, 1 May 2019 | Updated: 01:52 BST, 1 May 2019
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Virgin Australia has nearly halved its order of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft and pushed back their delivery by six years after two fatal crashes involving the new planes.
The airline revealed it would move the scheduled delivery date of the first 737 Max 8 from November 2019 to February 2025, and cut the number on order from 38 to 23.
'Safety is always the number one priority for Virgin Australia,' new chief executive Paul Scurrah said.
'We will not introduce any new aircraft to the fleet unless we are completely satisfied with its safety.'
