CEO says he has 'full confidence in aircraft maker' getting to the bottom of what caused the two deadly crashes
Muscat — Qatar Airways threw its support behind Boeing on Monday as the US planemaker faces its biggest crisis in years after two deadly crashes of its flagship 737 MAX jet.
Qatar Airways, one of the largest Middle East carriers, is a major Boeing customer. It has ordered 20 MAX jets and committed to buying a further 40. It has taken delivery of five of the aircraft, according to Boeing’s website. “I am sure that the aircraft will get back into the skies soon and that Boeing will get to the bottom of what happened and if there is something technical wrong that they will find a fix for it,” he said.
The MAX is an upgrade to Boeing's best-selling 737 narrow-body jet and only entered service in 2017. Boeing has booked MAX orders worth more than $500bn at list prices.
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