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Boeing Gets $1 Billion Japan Airlines Order for 737 Max Jets

  • Airbus initially seen as frontrunner for JAL narrowbody order
  • Air travel globally is recovering toward pre-pandemic levels
The single-aisle jets will be delivered and flying from 2026.

The single-aisle jets will be delivered and flying from 2026.

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Boeing Co. secured a win in Japan with an order from the nation’s flag carrier for 21 of its 737 Max aircraft, getting in ahead of rival Airbus SE, which was initially seen as the frontrunner. 

The single-aisle jets will be delivered to Japan Airlines Co. and flying from 2026, the carrier and Boeing said in a joint statement Thursday. The order is worth about $1 billion, based on the calculated list price of $51.3 million for each aircraft by appraiser Avitas Inc.