SilkAir Finalizes Order with Boeing for 54 737s
By Jesse Sokolow on 15 November 2012
SilkAi, a full-service regional airline of Singapore Airlines, has finalized an order with Boeing for 23 Next-Generation 737-800s and 31 737 Max 8s. The order, worth $4.9 billion, is the largest order in the airline’s history.
SilkAir’s Boeing 737-800
Both aircraft feature Boeing Sky Interior, which includes new sculpted sidewalls, LED lighting, and larger overhead bins. The 737 Max uses CFM International LEAP-1B engines, and improves fuel use by 13 percent compared to today’s most fuel-efficient single-aisle aircraft.
SilkAir’s order brings the total number of orders for 737s ordered in 2012 to 1,031. The number marks the first time in history that a single-aisle jetliner has logged over 1,000 orders in a year.
