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Southwest places first firm 737Max order

13 December 2011

The US low-cost carrier placed a $19 billion order which includes Boeing's 737NG and 737Max.

Read more: Boeing 737Max 737-800 737-700 Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines has placed a firm order for 150 737Max and 58 737NG aircraft. The airline is the first Boeing customer to place a firm order for the 737Max. Boeing says the firm order, worth $19 billion at list prices, is the largest in its history by dollar value and number of aircraft.Lion Air's 737Max commitment, announced last month, is worth more at list prices ($21.7 billion) but is not a firm order. Read more here.Southwest will be the first airline to take delivery of the 737Max in 2017. The airline has an existing firm orderbook of 142 Boeing 737NGs. Including the new order announced today,...



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