Boeing Dangles Funds for Max Simulator Time Ahead of Return
- FlyDubai, Ryanair are said to be in talks over compensation
- Free training for SpiceJet, also a top buyer of grounded plane
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Boeing Co. is in talks with prominent customers about funding simulator training on the 737 Max once it’s cleared to fly again, in a bid to mollify airlines frustrated by a global grounding approaching a year in length.
The planemaker has told India’s SpiceJet Ltd. that it will cover the cost of putting pilots through sessions on the machines, which sell for as much as $20 million, while FlyDubai and Ryanair Holdings Plc are in talks on the matter, according to people familiar with the discussions. The carriers are among the top Max buyers with almost 600 orders in total.