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Norwegian Air, a low-cost airline with one of the largest Max 8 fleets outside the United States, said last week that it expected Boeing to cover the costs of the aircraft being grounded. But arguing for compensation could also be difficult at this stage, experts said.

A spokesman for Norwegian said on Friday that the airline had no plans to cancel its orders from Boeing. Representatives of other airlines with 737 Max planes on order, including Tui, Icelandair, FlyDubai, LOT, Comair and Enter Air, also said they had no current plans to cancel orders.

“We’re waiting for the result of the investigation,” said Aage Duenhaupt of Tui Fly, a subsidiary of the Tui Group, a tourism company based Germany that has 59 737 Max planes on order. “We see fleet decisions as long-term decisions. There are no plans on our side to change at the moment.”

Garuda’s decision to back out of its order and the indication that many passengers do not trust that they can fly safely in a Boeing’s 737 Max is nevertheless a blow to the company, which has been thrust into crisis by the crashes.

Dennis A. Muilenburg, Boeing’s chief executive, said this week that the company was “taking actions to fully ensure the safety of the 737 Max.” He also said that the company was working on an update to the software, which investigators are examining as a possible cause of the Lion Air crash.

With its best-selling plane grounded, no firm timetable for a return and airlines questioning their contracts, the company also faces increased scrutiny from regulators.