Originally Posted by
tdracer
Delta has already been lobbying for Congress to extend the deadline for the MAX-10 cert (without EICAS).
Yep, on the other side, Delta gets the critics: "What are you going to do with these airplanes, too many, too big for you" (I personally don't judge on this).
The trick with running (large) businesses is, to "play chess", always take care to have alternative options, when things don't go as planned. For this case: IF Delta indeed does not want the MAX-10 in these qty, and it gets certified, sell off to other parties. IF it doesn't get certified, go back to Boeing and demand the MAX-9, with discount, etc.