Boeing, SMBC Announce Order for 80 737 Max 8s
By Jesse Sokolow on 10 November 2014
SMBC Aviation Capital, an aircraft leasing company, announced an order for 80 Boeing 737 Max 8s. The order, valued at over $8.5 billion at list price, is the largest single order for 737 Max planes from a leasing company.
With the order, SMBC becomes the 50th 737 Max customer.
The Boeing 737 Max uses CFM International Leap-1B engines and has new winglets, which provide a 14% improvement in fuel use over comparable single-aisle aircraft. The plane is designed to reduce operating cost per seat by 8%.
SMBC Aviation Capital is based in Dublin, Ireland, and is the fourth largest aircraft leasing company in the world. It currently has airline customers in over 40 countries.
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