SAN FRANCISCO, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Boeing and Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, announced on Tuesday an order for 40 737 MAX airplanes.
"We are confident in the long-term demand from our customers for the 737 MAX, and this order extends our delivery pipeline out to 2030," Andy Cronin, CEO of Avolon, said in a press release issued by Boeing.
Stan Deal, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said the order demonstrates the popularity of the 737-8 among the leasing community and the demand they are seeing from their customers for this airplane model.
Boeing customers have placed more than 1,000 orders and commitments for the company's new commercial airplanes since July 2022, which include over 750 737 MAX airplanes, according to Boeing. ■
