Boeing Beats Airbus to Win Huge Plane Order
Skift Take
Thursday’s multi-billion dollar deal for the 737 Max will delight Boeing executives after a terrible year. Now comes the tricky part — delivering the planes on time and to the right specification.
Boeing is ending a turbulent 2024 on a high note. On Thursday, the planemaker announced a major new deal for up to 200 aircraft.
Turkish low-cost airline Pegasus is overhauling its fleet with a firm order for 100 Boeing 737 Max 10 jets. The contract also allows the carrier to buy up to 100 more at a later date.
Pegasus said the decision followed “extensive evaluations regarding aircraft requirements for 2028 and the following decade.” It’s the largest plane deal in the airline’s 34-year history.
Even without the 100 options, the core order has a list price of appr
