Boeing Ends Dubai Drought With $8 Billion 737 Deal From Jet
- 9 years ago
Boeing Co. announced an order for 75 of its 737 single-aisle airliners with a list price of about $8 billion from Jet Airways India Ltd., ending a sales drought at the biennial Dubai Air Show.
The order, which was already on Boeing's books with the buyer listed as undisclosed, is comprised entirely of re-engined Max8 variants, Mumbai-based Jet said at a press conference with Boeing at the Gulf expo Monday.
The announcement created some momentum at the Dubai show, which on its first day Sunday saw only a single order for two Boeing 777 freighters from Etihad Airways PJSC.
That contrasts with the $179 billion in combined transactions for the U.S. company and rival Airbus Group SE at the 2013 show.
The order, which was already on Boeing's books with the buyer listed as undisclosed, is comprised entirely of re-engined Max8 variants, Mumbai-based Jet said at a press conference with Boeing at the Gulf expo Monday.
The announcement created some momentum at the Dubai show, which on its first day Sunday saw only a single order for two Boeing 777 freighters from Etihad Airways PJSC.
That contrasts with the $179 billion in combined transactions for the U.S. company and rival Airbus Group SE at the 2013 show.