Southwest Airlines Orders 208 Boeing 737 Aircraft Including 150 737 MAX - Boeings Biggest Order

http://AviationExplorer.com - The Largest Boeing order ever: Southwest airlines orders 208 737s, including 150 MAX jets.

The firm order is Boeing's largest ever both in dollar value and in the number of airplanes. The list price of all 208 jets is just under $19 billion. After standard discounts, the real value is estimated at about $10.5 billion.

Southwest Airlines has placed the largest firm order in Boeing history to become the launch customer for the 737 MAX.

The Dallas-based carrier ordered 150 of the proposed new version of Boeing's workhorse single-aisle jet featuring a new fuel-efficient engine. The airline also ordered 58 model 737s.

Southwest is the first customer to finalize an order for the 737 MAX. It will take the first delivery of the new aircraft in 2017.

The firm order is Boeing's largest ever both in dollar value and in the number of airplanes.

The total value of all 208 jets in the order is just under $19 billion at list prices.

Last week, Boeing committed to build the 737 MAX in Renton following ratification of a deal with its Machinists union. Solid backing from Boeing's biggest 737 customer is a huge boost for the airplane program, which is lagging the rival Airbus A320 neo in orders.

Southwest has been Boeing's most important 737 customer.

Southwest is a special Boeing customer and has been a true partner in the evolution of the 737. Throughout the 40-year relationship, the two companies have collaborated to launch the 737-300, 737-500 and the Next-Generation 737-700 — affirming the 737 as the world's preferred single-aisle airplane. As launch customer for the 737 MAX, Southwest, Boeing and the 737 continue that legacy.

Southwest Airlines said the 737 MAX's fuel efficiency will reduce costs, which is now a priority at the airline.

The Airbus A320 neo, which was launched a year ago and is scheduled to enter service two years earlier than the MAX, has won almost 1,500 orders and commitments from 26 customers. It received a massive boost at the Paris Air Show in June when AirAsia ordered 200 of the jets.

With the Southwest order, Boeing is beginning to catch up. The 737 MAX now has orders and commitments for more than 900 airplanes from 13 customers.

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[LePawlow]

@Alwayzsmilin If ur not capable to read it without punctuation I'm very concerned about your capabilities.

[Alwayzsmilin]

@LePawlow Hah, I'm stupid? Learn some punctuation before trying to lay insult.

[LePawlow]

@Alwayzsmilin Are you really that stupid to read it like that?

[Alwayzsmilin]

@LePawlow Why is Boeing "fag"?

[elyasf]

@jemezecreze About 150, I think. That order came from IndiGo air in India.

[LePawlow]

@alialimali ofcourse they are fag, that's why they're selling so little...

[alialimali]

@jemezecreze who cares. Boeing is #1 planemaker in the world.

[jemezecreze]

what is the largest Airbus order?