Boeing takes on Airbus with US$30b orders for 737 jets


A Boeing 737 Max takes part in a flyng display at the first day of the 52nd Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport near Paris, France June 19, 2017. - Reuters

PARIS: Boeing Co is set to receive orders and commitments worth roughly US$30bil for the stretched Max 10 upgrade of the 737 workhorse, as its first new jet in almost four years counters Airbus SE’s headstart at the largest end of the single-aisle aircraft market.

The biggest 737 variant is set to get more than 240 orders from at least 10 different airlines, Boeing said at the launch announcement yesterday.

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