Malaysia Airlines Agrees to $3 Billion Boeing Plane Deal

  • Carrier to buy eight 787 Dreamliners, eight 737 Max planes
  • Najib sees ‘strong probability’ of more purchases of 737 Max

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Malaysia Airlines Bhd. agreed to buy Boeing Co.’s 787-9 Dreamliners and 737 Max jets as the Southeast Asian nation’s flag carrier looks to boost services on its busiest routes.

The airline signed a memorandum of understanding for eight of the carbon-composite Dreamliners, and eight 737 Max 8s, Boeing said in an e-mailed statement late Tuesday. The planes are worth $3.06 billion at list prices that exclude customary discounts.