Delivery delays from Boeing are 'extremely annoying' and cost lots of money, the CEO said.
Item 1 of 2 Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet is seen at Tegel airport in Berlin, Germany, November 2, 2017. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photolots of money, but the U.S. planemaker should be able to resolve its problems, the German airline's CEO said in a newspaper interview."This is extremely annoying and costs us a great deal of money," Spohr said in the interview published at the weekend. "However, I am sure Boeing will get the problems under control.
"Everyone has an interest in Boeing being able to build great aircraft more reliably again soon," he added."Given the safety standards we apply at the Lufthansa Group, I don't think that's realistic for the coming years," he said.by Lufthansa in Italy's ITA Airways would get regulatory approval, and said he would not be prepared to give up transatlantic flights to North America as a concession to get the go-ahead.
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