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Jun 30, 2020 (newstodate): Norwegian has issued a notice to Boeing of termination of the company’s purchase agreements of the remaining five Boeing 787 aircraft, 92 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and the GoldCare service agreements related to the 787 and MAX aircraft.
   At the same time, Norwegian has filed a legal claim seeking the return of pre-delivery payments related to the aircraft and compensation for the company’s losses related to the grounding of the 11 Boeing 737 Max and engine issues on the Boeing 787.  
   The carrier’s Boeing 737 MAX aircraft have been grounded since the world-wide grounding of the aircraft type was imposed on March 12, 2019, also disrupting its operations and causing significant losses.  
   In addition, Norwegian’s Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered 787 aircraft have suffered from long-running reliability issues that have affected reliability and resulted in premature and unplanned maintenance, which has disrupted the company’s operations and caused further significant losses.
   Norwegian has engaged in a commercial dialogue with Boeing with a view to resolving its 787 and 737 MAX issues and obtaining compensation for its losses.  
   -The dialogue has to date not led to an agreement with a reasonable compensation, the company's release to the Norwegian Stock Exchange reads.  
   Exactly three years ago on June 29, 2017, Norwegian Air took delivery of its first 737 MAX of a total of 110 ordered.  
   And exactly on June 29, 2020, the Boeing 737 MAX lifted off on its first FAA certification flight after a long period of grounding following two fatal accidents due to software malfunction in the form of an automatic safety feature .

   Around the world, some 737 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are stored.