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Rabat – Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air Maroc will no longer receive the last batch of the Boeing 737 Max order.
According to a Journal de l’Aviation, Royal Air Maroc canceled the order, as it already operates two 737 Max 8s (CN-MAX), which the company received in 2018 and 2019.
Since Royal Air Maroc has canceled the order, the two Boeing aircraft will join the fleet of the Icelandic company, Icelandair, the report points out.
Royal Air Maroc is set to launch a tender shortly to renew its Boeing 737 NG fleet.
In 2019, American aircraft manufacturer Boeing faced backlash over its upgraded 737 Max model.
In March of the same year, the Boeing 737 Max operated by an Ethiopian airline crashed, killing all 157 passengers on board and causing jets of the same model to be grounded pending investigation.
The Ethiopian airline has recently ordered the same model in June, three years after the deadly crash.
Ethiopia was not the only country to suffer from fatal 737 Max crashes. A similar crash occurred with a 737 Max operated by Lion Air, an Indonesian airline in 2018.
Despite the tragic incidents, Boeing has recently reported that demand for the model is recovering, noting that June has been the busiest month for 737 Max since its return to the air in late 2020, a report from CNN indicates.
Deliveries for the model were set at 51 in June.
Ethiopia’s decision to add more 373 Max to its fleet spanked anger among families of the crash victims, reports CNN.
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