United Airlines has placed an order for 150 Boeing 737s, including 100 of the re-engined 737 Max 9.
The order, which includes 50 current generation 737-900ERs, takes the 737 programme past 10,000 orders overall.
Boeing says the deal is worth $14.7 billion at list prices.
United becomes the North American launch customer for the CFM International Leap-1B-powered 737 Max 9.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
Panama’s Copa Airlines has cut four destinations from its network and again pushed back fleet growth plans due to a shortage of new jets from Boeing.
The Federal Aviation Administration intends to require airlines to inspect horizontal stabiliser hardware on Boeing 787s due to components possibly being assembled incorrectly by the company during manufacturing.
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is positioning itself to sell more jets to Chinese buyers and work closer with Chinese suppliers, moves coming as Brazil’s government tightens ties with China – and US-China relations seem set to further sour.
