![A worker stands near the nose cone of a Boeing 737 Max 8 jet, built for China Southern Airlines, parked at a Boeing Co. production facility, Monday, April 8, 2019, in Renton, Wash. Boeing said the week before that it will cut production of its troubled 737 Max airliner in April, underscoring the growing financial risk it faces the longer that its best-selling plane remains grounded after two crashes. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KZYKKOEANJ4Y5SOMJ3ILWHFOAA.jpg?smart=true&auth=f276b8b52b9f54532b4a94992317222e1b9ccf469f4e32f5f0b1f42fa3249946&width=400&height=225)
A Boeing 737 Max 8, for China Southern Airlines. US plane maker received no new orders for the jet last month
A Boeing 737 Max 8, for China Southern Airlines. US plane maker received no new orders for the jet last month
Boeing orders down by almost 50% as 737 Max woes bite
Net orders, an indication of future demand, fell to 95 aircraft in the first quarter from 180 a year earlier and there were no new Max orders in March
The National
09 April, 2019