In a regulatory filing in the US, the carrier said that Boeing has delayed deliveries of its new 787 Dreamliner jets, with the airline now planning to accept only 10 of the 13 Dreamliners it had scheduled for delivery this year. The remaining three aircraft will be delivered next year.
The modifications to the “A321P2F” will include upgrading the LCD cockpit display and weather radar as well as the airframe.
According to Reuters, the planemaker has been asked to delay it for several weeks, preventing it from allocating new early delivery slots to other airlines before an April hearing.
The news comes only days after the Australian federal government announced it would reopen to fully vaccinated tourists and visa holders from 21 February.
It comes as unruly passenger numbers continue to rise due to mask mandates, seeing airlines crack down on bad behavior towards staff.
In a joint statement released on Monday, the low-cost carriers announced the merger, focusing on serving more routes in Latin America, the US and the Caribbean, and plans to boast more sustainability in its aircraft operations.
