Grounded 737 Max flights halted Oman Air’s expansion plans, says CEO

Muscat: The Sultanate’s national airline Oman Air has halted its 2019 expansion plans following the grounding of its five 737-Max aircraft, Oman News Agency (ONA) reported on Friday.
Quoting, Oman Air’s CEO Abdulaziz Al Raisi, the government news agency said: “The company’s expansion plans for the year 2019 have been halted due to the suspension of our five 737-Max aircraft and also the non-delivery of additional three 737-Max jets that were scheduled to enter the service to support the company’s fleets.”
Meanwhile, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) indicated on Wednesday that Boeing’s 737 Max planes, which have been grounded around the world since March, could be out of action for even longer than expected. Airlines worldwide grounded all their fleet following the fatal crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed 157 people on board.