Boeing is redesigning a 737 MAX engine nacelle component after discovering that operating the anti-ice system in certain conditions can damage the part.
While the issue disrupted deliveries to Boeing and impacted revenues, negative impacts will be partially offset by Spirit’s accelerating 737 production line.
The aircraft is intended to reconnect the Cape Verdean diaspora and boost tourism for the island nation from Africa, Europe, North America and South America.
Boeing’s shareholders will probably be content with the company’s mid-year update on 737 program deliveries in its forthcoming second quarter earnings report.
The LCC had been planning to have all its new aircraft for summer 2024 in place by April 2024, but this timeline has now been pushed back to June 2024.