DUBLIN, March 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA]
and CDB Aviation Lease Finance (CDB Aviation) announced an order
today for 30 737 MAX 8 airplanes. The order, valued at $3.3 billion at current list prices, was
previously unidentified on Boeing's Orders & Deliveries
website.
Both sides agreed to take this opportunity to broaden
communication and strengthen cooperation in various fields,
bringing the partnership to a new level.
"Our commitment to our customers is to provide them with the
most efficient and reliable products," said Peter Chang, President and Chief Executive
Officer of CDB Aviation. "The 30 Boeing 737 MAXs in our portfolio
provide the competitive advantages of fuel efficiency, reliability
and passenger experience they are looking for in the single-aisle
airplane."
Based in Dublin, Ireland, CDB
Aviation operates as a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China
Development Bank Financial Leasing Co LTD (CDB Leasing) (HKEX stock
code:1606). With registered capital of $US50
million and a fleet of over 200 aircraft, CDB Aviation has
over 10 years' experience in the business and is one of the largest
and most influential Chinese-owned aviation leasing companies.
"We are very pleased to expand our partnership with CDB Aviation
with this announcement," said Rick
Anderson, vice president of Northeast Asia Sales, Boeing
Commercial Airplanes. "As we work together with the new management
team at CDB Aviation to address the opportunities presented in a
rapidly growing market for commercial airplanes, we look forward to
strengthening and growing our partnership in the very near
future."
The 737 MAX family has been designed to offer customers
exceptional performance, flexibility and efficiency, with lower
per-seat costs and an extended range that will open up new
destinations in the single-aisle market. The 737 MAX will be 14
percent more fuel-efficient than today's most efficient
Next-Generation 737s – and 20 percent better than the original
Next-Generation 737s when they first entered service. With broad
market acceptance, the 737 MAX has more than 3,600 orders to date
from 83 customers worldwide.
Contact:
Yukui Wang
Boeing China Communications
+86 10 5925 5505
yukui.wang@boeing.com
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SOURCE Boeing