Originally Posted by
Australopithecus
Did Virgin cancel their orders or just defer them?
Both Virgin and Qantas need to order for narrow body fleet renewal soon. The whole industry is stuck with the same conundrum: Max with its reputation and legacy issues or A320 Neo with order delays and very expensive training.
Virgin Oz have deferred/delayed their large order until 2021.
Australian regulators will want their own approval if and when the MAX is said to be safe to RTS.