Boeing gets 100-plane order at Paris Air Show

[TexasTowelie]

Source: AP

LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Boeing says Dutch-based leasing company AerCap is ordering 100 of the plane-maker's 737 jets

Boeing announced the order for the popular single-aisle 737MAX-8 planes at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday. It is the biggest single order yet at this week's show.

The deal is worth up to $10.7 billion, though customers routinely negotiate discounts off list prices.

Boeing and rival Airbus are battling for big plane sales at the air show.


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[MicaelS]

1. Boeing 737 MAX 8

The Boeing 737 MAX is a family of aircraft being developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The new family is based on the Boeing 737 Next Generation family, which it is to replace. It will be the fourth generation of the 737 family. The primary change is the use of the larger and more efficient CFM International LEAP-1B engines. The airframe is to receive some modifications as well. The 737 MAX is scheduled for first delivery in 2017, 50 years after the 737 first flew. Boeing has firm orders for the 737 MAX totaling 2,715 as of March 2015.

737 MAX 8 – Replacement for the 737-800; longer fuselage than the -700/MAX 7; also includes the MAX 200, a higher density version

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_MAX

So, they're currently building the 737, 747, 767, 777 and 787. The 757 is no longer in production.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Commercial_Airplanes

[goldent]

2. Nice one Boeing!

I like they are keeping the 737 name alive - it has been a workhorse of the industry for decades.

[alboe]

3. These purchases always make big news

can someone explain this to me? Why it's so big? Is it just a standard business move or very helpful for the economy?