Boeing Wins $4.13 Billion Aircraft Orders From Asian Carriers
- Malaysia Air buys 25 Max 8 jets; Xiamen to get 6 Dreamliners
- Rising demand for air travel in Asia fueling aircraft orders
Crewman tow in a Boeing Co. Max 737 jet after landing at King County International Airport in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. Boeing Co.'s newest 737 jetliner gunned its engines and headed into rain-streaked skies Friday, with profit and pride riding on its wings.
Photographer: Mike Kane/BloombergBoeing Co. picked up $4.13 billion of orders from Asian carriers, underscoring growing demand in the region even after the aviation industry’s biggest annual show at Farnborough earlier this month racked up the lowest tally in six years.
Malaysia Airlines Bhd. bought 25 737 Max 8 planes at a list price of $2.75 billion and took options for a similar number in a combined deal valued at $5.5 billion. China Southern Airlines Co., Asia’s biggest by number of passengers, said unit Xiamen Airlines will buy six 787-9 Dreamliners at $230 million apiece.