Grounding of Max 8 aircraft takes a toll on Comair
Higher costs of maintenance and operations help push airline towards its first loss
13 February 2020 - 13:20
Comair’s 74 years of unbroken profitability could come to an end after the listed operator of low-cost carrier kulula.com and British Airways (BA) in SA warned on Thursday that it had swung into a loss in its six-months to end-December.
Comair attributed the expected loss to higher maintenance costs and the grounding of its new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft...
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