Ethiopia crash likely to hit planemaker's future as Airlines rethink orders

Kenya Airways is reviewing plans, could switch to bigger jets

The Boeing Co. 737 Max crash in Ethiopia looks increasingly likely to hit the planemaker’s future orders as mounting safety concerns prompt airlines to reconsider plans to purchase the jetliner.

Kenya Airways Plc is reevaluating proposals to buy the latest version of the single-aisle workhorse and could switch to Airbus SE’s rival A320 or upgauge to Boeing’s larger 787 Dreamliner, Chairman Michael Joseph said by email.

That’s as Indonesia’s Lion Air firms up moves to drop a $22 billion order