Originally Posted by
sky9
I can see a lot of companies cancelling their options on this flying pig.
I fear not.
1. The economies offered by the MAX are built into the financial models of airlines
2. Airlines are locked into long term contracts with lease-finance companies, and thence with Boeing, which would take a lot of (expensive) unwinding
3. Airlines are committed to working with Boeing in order to be in the queue for aircraft to replace/refresh existing fleets
4. T.I.N.A.
It's not just Boeing (and their suppliers) who are searching/hoping for a solution. This explains why not even the big ugly brutes of the industry have made noises about looking for alternative supply of airframes. At present EVERYONE is so tied into the model that no-one dare blink. It is POSSIBLE that some audit company, somewhere, will trigger a meltdown by challenging the value of assets on some company's balance sheet but at present the cash MUST keep circulating.