A decision by Greater Bay Airlines (HB, Hong Kong International) to rely on the B737-9 for fleet growth may come back to bite the recently launched airline, with an inflight incident in the United States earlier this month likely to hold up the type’s certification in Hong Kong.

Now operating five B737-800s, Greater Bay Airlines ordered fifteen B737-9s in March 2023, with deliveries starting later this year and running through 2027. However, no Hong Kong-based operator flies B737 MAX types and…

Source: ch aviation
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