Boeing announces orders for 737NG, 737 MAX, 777X and 787

July 16, 2014 Comments Off on Boeing announces orders for 737NG, 737 MAX, 777X and 787 407 Views

It’s day three of the 2014 Farnborough airshow and Boeing is continuing to announce orders for their aircraft. The first order of the day came from Air Algerie for two Next-Generation 737-700C (Convertible) airplanes, valued at $152 million at list prices.

A computer generated image of the Boeing 737-700(C) in Air Algerie colours. Boeing Image.
A computer generated image of the Boeing 737-700C in Air Algerie colours. Boeing Image.

The second announcement of the day was confirmation of a major commitment placed at the 2013 Dubai airshow, Qatar Airways has finalized an order for 50 777-9Xs, valued at $18.9 billion at list prices.

The third order announced today came from MG Aviation Limited which finalized an order for two additional 787-9 Dreamliners, valued at $499 million at list prices. This brings MG Aviation’s total order upto four 787-9s.

(L-R) Ralph Nakash, President, MG Aviation, Ray Conner, president and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Joe Nakash, Chairman, MG Aviation.
(L-R) Ralph Nakash, President, MG Aviation, Ray Conner, president and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Joe Nakash, Chairman, MG Aviation.

The final announcement for today was that Hainan Airlines is finalizing terms for a purchase agreement for 50 737 MAX 8s. The commitment, valued at $5.1 billion at list prices, will be subject to the approval of the Chinese government.

A computer generated image of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 in Hainan Airlines colours. Boeing Image.
A computer generated image of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 in Hainan Airlines colours. Boeing Image.

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