Boeing is in the midst of a crisis, with its 737 Max model suspended across the globe due to two deadly crashes in the space of around six months. Boeing’s long-haul 787 Dreamliner jets also have a spotty safety record.
Air Italy has postponed plans to purchase Boeing 787s in favour of European-made Airbus A330s, Rossen Dimitrov, the airline’s chief operating officer, told the Aviation Analyst media outlet.
In 2013, electrical fires on two Japanese-owned Boeing 787 planes prompted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ground the model for safety checks and design modifications, an incident that took place just two years after the plane was introduced.The 787 Dreamliner is a family of long-range and fuel-efficient commercial airplanes which entered service in 2011 and is capable of carrying up to 242 passengers.