Does Lufthansa use Boeing 737 Max?

Lufthansa Technik and Canadian ultra low-cost carrier Flair Airlines have signed a comprehensive Total Component Support (TCS®) contract covering repair and overhaul of components for the airline’s fleet of Boeing 737MAX 8 aircraft.

What does it mean when an aircraft is grounded?

on the ground
verb. If an aircraft or its passengers are grounded, they are made to stay on the ground and are not allowed to take off.

Which airlines have grounded the 737 MAX?

Boeing 737 MAX groundings

• Lion Air accident: October 29, 2018.
• Ethiopian Airlines accident: March 10, 2019.
• First grounding: March 10, 2019 by Ethiopian Airlines (superseded)
• First grounding order: March 11, 2019 by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) (still in effect)

Does Lufthansa use Boeing?

Lufthansa operates a mainline fleet consisting of Airbus narrow and widebody and Boeing widebody aircraft.

Does Lufthansa fly Boeing?

German flag carrier Lufthansa is now operating daily Boeing 747-400 flights from its Frankfurt home.

How much does it cost to ground an aircraft?

When an aircraft is grounded – know as an AOG or Aircraft On Ground – because of a technical malfunction, it can cost an airline up to US$150,000 an hour. Ensuring an aircraft can fly is no laughing matter. There are currently around 14,000 Boeing aircraft in operation today.

What Boeing plane is grounded?

737 Max
Little more than six months after Boeing’s 737 Max was cleared to fly again by US regulators, the aircraft finds itself under intense scrutiny once again. The discovery of a potential electrical problem last month led to the renewed grounding of more than 100 aeroplanes, belonging to 24 airlines around the world.

Is the 737 Max still grounded?

More Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft Are Flying Than Before It Was Grounded. With over 370 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft now flying, there are now in service than when grounded in March 2019, according to a report by Ascend by Cirium.

Has the 737 Max been grounded again?

Little more than six months after Boeing’s 737 Max was cleared to fly again by US regulators, the aircraft finds itself under intense scrutiny once again. The discovery of a potential electrical problem last month led to the renewed grounding of more than 100 aeroplanes, belonging to 24 airlines around the world.