Boeing's longest 737 Max can't debut too soon for one buyer
Boeing is nearing a decision to build a longer 737 Max targeted for lengthy routes such as Boston to Los Angeles -- and fill a gap in its line-up that Airbus is exploiting by racking up order after order for its A321neo. For one key customer, Air Lease Corp., Boeing’s newest single-aisle plane can’t come soon enough. “We’ve recommended 2019,” John Plueger, CE of the lessor, said. That’s a year ahead of Boeing’s schedule for the Max 10X’s planned debut. “It would have been better to get the first airplane in March 2019, but I don’t think that’s possible,” he said. Boeing is holding intense discussions with airlines and lessors for the Max 10X and has “extended business offers” to some potential buyers as it builds a case for the narrow-body jet, Randy Tinseth, a Boeing VP of marketing, said. <br/>
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Boeing's longest 737 Max can't debut too soon for one buyer
Boeing is nearing a decision to build a longer 737 Max targeted for lengthy routes such as Boston to Los Angeles -- and fill a gap in its line-up that Airbus is exploiting by racking up order after order for its A321neo. For one key customer, Air Lease Corp., Boeing’s newest single-aisle plane can’t come soon enough. “We’ve recommended 2019,” John Plueger, CE of the lessor, said. That’s a year ahead of Boeing’s schedule for the Max 10X’s planned debut. “It would have been better to get the first airplane in March 2019, but I don’t think that’s possible,” he said. Boeing is holding intense discussions with airlines and lessors for the Max 10X and has “extended business offers” to some potential buyers as it builds a case for the narrow-body jet, Randy Tinseth, a Boeing VP of marketing, said. <br/>
