Thursday, March 13, 2014

Boeing scores 42 737 MAX 8 with India's SpiceJet

(Boeing)

SpiceJet, a low-cost carrier based in India, has announced an order for 42 Boeing 737 MAX 8s. The order, previously listed as unidentified on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website, is valued at $4.4 billion at list prices.

"The induction of Boeing 737 MAX will further modernize our fleet, improve customer experience, and ensure that we operate the most efficient fleet well into the future," said S.L. Narayanan, Group CFO for the Sun Group.

The aircraft will be powered by CFM International LEAP-1B engines.

Boeing said that MAX development is on schedule with firm configuration of the airplane achieved in July 2013. First flight is scheduled in 2016 with deliveries to customers beginning in 2017. The aircraft has accumulated more than 1,800 orders to date.

(Karen Walker - ATWOnline News)

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