Exactly an year ago , no body was sure about B737Max's Fate, as Boeing and Regulators were busy drafting changes and modifications to re-certify the aircraft after twin fatal crashes .
But , scenario is changing at a faster rate after the lifting up of the ban and a strong domestic travel demand in U.S.A. as unclaimed B737 MAX jets are finding way into the inventory of new owners.
Now, Some airlines are buying these unclaimed B737Max aircrafts to match upto the travel demand in US and other parts of the world. With this, Boeing could reduce the the count of white tails to 10 MAX aircrafts from a count of 100 an year ago.
Flights in the U.S. are registering around 85% regularly, amid a surge of summer travel and airlines are more confident now that the air travel recovery has begun in earnest and their finances have started to stabilize.
Carriers have responded to this devlopement by necessary preparations of adding flights, hiring back furloughed crew and fleet expansion.
Carriers like United airlines , Canadian Flair Airlines and Alaska Air are among the recent buyers of the White tail MAX aircrafts.
Flair Chief Executive Stephen Jones said the 13 previously unclaimed MAX planes the carrier is adding to its fleet will help fuel its growth, aimed at capturing demand as travel recovers. Rather than wait two years or more after placing an order for new planes, Flair can take delivery in a matter of months, he said.
Boeing CEO David Calhoun expects supply constraints this summer, as he found the travel recovery “more robust than imagined.”
Southwest Airlines expects August flights to be similar to that of 2019 and it has already added 18 new destinations over the course of the pandemic.
The number of Boeing’s unclaimed MAX aircraft is fluid as airlines in the U.S. and a few other parts of the world increase flying and add to their fleets. Customers typically pay the bulk of a plane’s purchase price at delivery.
The development is being welcomed by Boeing after posting historic financial losses in the year 2020 due to Max groundings and Pandemic battered air travel.
Most delivered jets have gone to U.S. airlines and lining up additional customers for unclaimed planes will help it reach the goal of generating cash next year.
