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Southwest Airlines: first firm maxi-order for 150 B-737 MAX airplanes

Dallas, Usa - The agreement for $19 billion includes also 58 B-737NGs

Boeing and Southwest Airlines announced a firm order for 150 fuel-efficient 737 MAX airplanes. The airline becomes the launch customer and the first to formalize an order for MAX. The Dallas-based carrier also ordered 58 Next-Generation 737s. The firm order is the largest in Boeing history both in dollar value, nearly $19 billion at list prices, and the number of airplanes. It supports Southwest's...

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Rome, Italy, 12/14/2011 17:05
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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