Boeing Wins First 737 Max Deal of Year in Sale to Polish Carrier

[dufus]

 

 

(Bloomberg) -- Boeing Co. broke its order drought for the grounded 737 Max, booking its first new sale of the model this year in a two-jet deal with Poland’s largest charter carrier.

 

Enter Air also added an option to take two additional 737-8 planes, which if exercised would bring its Max fleet to 10 aircraft, Boeing said in a statement Wednesday. The charter company, which began operations with a single 737 jet a decade ago, now has a fleet of 24 of the Boeing single-aisle planes, including two Max.

 

The latest order is a rare win for Boeing as the company confronts collapsing demand for new jetliners in a market glutted with aircraft because of the coronavirus pandemic. Airlines and lessors are also still waiting for global regulators to end a flying ban on the Max that was imposed in March 2019 after two deadly accidents.

 

Enter Air has finalized a settlement for the “commercial impacts” it suffered from the Max’s grounding, according to the statement. The compensation will be provided in a “number of forms and staggered over a period of time,” Boeing said.

 

Max sales have slowed since the tragedies, which killed a total of 346 people. Prior to the Enter deal, Boeing had recorded just 37 new orders for the jet during the grounding. Federal officials are expected to certify the Max to resume flight in the fourth quarter if no new issues emerge.

 

As of the end of July, Boeing’s net sales for the year had shrunk by 366 orders. The tally expanded to negative 836 when taking into effect an accounting rule that includes orders that might not materialize due to financial or contractual considerations

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For The First Time, Boeing Informally Renames The 737 MAX To 737-8

There was a notable press release from Boeing this morning for two reasons: first, the aerospace giant in announcing that Polish Enter Air had ordered two 2 737 Max aircraft, the first order for the infamous airplane this year; the second reason was perhaps more notable: as Jon Ostrower notes, for the first time Boeing officially dropped the "Max" moniker from the jet’s branding. While the aircraft family is still the Max, Boeing called the model the 737-8 for the first time in a deal an announcement.

It appears that Boeing has finally realized that nobody would voluntarily fly in a 737 MAX. As to whether anyone will fly in a "737-8" despite Boeing's own admission that "This Plane Was Designed By Clowns, Who Are Supervised By Monkeys", it remains to be seen.

[J.D]

The Boeing 737-8 has been around for  years, they'll have to add more but leaving Max out - maybe B737-8ER  

[dufus]

i think a complete re-brand is the only answer ..

[J.D]

3 minutes ago, dufus said:

i think a complete re-brand is the only answer ..

Maybe B738-xxx