China Southern Airlines to buy 80 737s

The commitment includes a combination of 30 Next-Generation 737s and 50 737 MAX airplanes, valued at $8.38 billion at current list prices.

Boeing on Tuesday announced that China Southern Airlines has made a commitment to purchase 80 737s. The commitment includes a combination of 30 Next-Generation 737s and 50 737 MAX airplanes, valued at $8.38 billion at current list prices.

“China Southern’s commitment is a solid endorsement of the popularity of the Next-Generation 737 and 737 MAX,” Ihssane Mounir, senior vice president, Northeast Asia Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said in a press release. “We share an enduring partnership with China Southern and we are excited to see that the 737 airplanes will play an important role in their continued success.”

The order will be posted on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website once all contingencies are cleared.

-from a press release