mo4ch:>Airlines lining up for Boeing compensation over grounded jets | Mo4ch News

After the troubled Boeing MAX 737 was grounded around the world, airlines are beginning to demand compensation from the manufacturer as revenue losses are expected to mount.European low cost airline Norwegian Air, which has eighteen 737 Max 8 planes in its fleet, has become the first airline to say publicly it will demand that Boeing pay for lost flight time."It is quite obvious we will not take the cost related to the new aircraft that we have to park temporarily," Norwegian CEO Bjørn Kjos said in a recorded message to customers. "We will send this bill to those who produce this aircraft."He apologized to customers affected by the grounding of the planes and said passengers would be taken care of by combining flights, reallocating aircraft, and rebooking customers on other airlines.The majority of Norwegian’s 737 MAX aircraft serve intra-European routes. The airline has also used the more fuel-efficient aircraft on Trans-Atlantic routes. It has ordered more than 1…