Boeing may miss a $ 22 billion contract due to a conflict with Indonesian airline Lion Air. According to the carrier, the aircraft manufacturer unfairly reacted to the October 29 disaster.

The plane crash that took place on 29 in October in the Java Sea provoked a scandal that could affect the budget of the American corporation Boeing. After the crash of Boeing 737 MAX 8 of Lion Air airline, whose victims are 189 people, one of the largest customers in the Asian market is going to terminate the contract for the supply of 190 aircraft, reports Bloomberg. The loss of "Boeing" in this case will amount to $ 22 billion.

What are the Indonesians accusing Boeing?

Members of the Indonesian parliament recommend Lion Air to terminate the contract with the American aircraft manufacturer "to ensure the safety of flights."

The owner of Lion Air called the supplier’s reaction unfair. “Bloomberg” calls the businessman a legend of Southeast Asia in the aviation field. Over the years, 18 has managed to build Indonesia’s largest airline and transform its business into one of the largest aircraft customers in the world. Deliveries of his company occupy a significant share not only from Boeing, but also from Airbus.

The entrepreneur accuses representatives of the American company that they wanted to shift their blame for the accident on him as a customer of airliners.

“They acted immorally, so we will stop cooperating with them.”said Kirana.

Lion Air has already begun the procedure for preparing papers to terminate the contract with Boeing, - stated in the article article "Bloomberg".

Aircraft Dive

The investigation, which continues to the present, found that the aircraft builder did not update the instructions for the 737 MAX pilots 8 and 9 pilots in paragraphs on the automatic system for preventing corkscrews. This is considered as one of the causes of the October 29 disaster.

Only a week after the crash, in the beginning of November, the American corporation admitted that the incorrect data in the flight control system on the liners of the Boeing-737 MAX modification could provoke a steep peak. After the crash, Boeing sent out a warning to all aircraft operators.

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