Qatar Airways to Ditch Boeing 737 MAX 10 Amid Delays

DOHA- Flag carrier Qatar Airways (QR) is likely to ditch Boeing 737 MAX 10 (737-10) and convert them into 737 MAX 8 (737-8), the smaller variant it currently operates, sources revealed to Bloomberg .

Currently, Qatar Airways operates a fleet of nine 737 MAX 8 aircraft. It has wet-leased six of them to India’s largest domestic carrier, IndiGo Airlines (6E), which deploys them on flights to Doha (DOH).

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