China Development Bank Financial Leasing said its aircraft leasing unit would order 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets, in a boost to the planemaker that has been grappling with a slowdown in Chinese orders.
Publicly disclosed Boeing plane purchases by Chinese customers had slowed significantly since Sino-U.S. trade relations deteriorated in 2018 and the manufacturer dealt with a lengthy return to service for the MAX in China after two deadly crashes.
The order for 50 MAX jets is the largest by a Chinese customer since China Southern Airlines ordered the same number of MAX planes in 2015, according to data from Boeing’s website.
→ Boeing delivers 40 commercial jets in August
CDB Aviation Lease will take delivery of the planes between 2028 and 2031, its parent said in a statement, adding it would boost the proportion of next-generation aircraft in its fleet.
The deal comes less than a week after more than 30,000 Boeing factory workers went on strike seeking higher pay, which has resulted a halt to production of the planemaker’s best-selling aircraft, the MAX, among other airplanes.
The MAX order is the second major aircraft deal announced by China Development Bank Financial Leasing in the last week. The firm last week said it would purchase 80 Airbus A320neo planes, with deliveries expected to begin in 2030.
With information from Reuters
Related Topics
Air Europa Bets on Airbus A350: Signs MoU for Up to 40 Jets
flydubai Signs MoU with Airbus for Purchase of 150 A321neo Jets
Airbus Says it’s Studying Potential Larger Version of A350
Airbus Presents “A220: The Maverick”, a Docuseries on this Revolutionary Single-Aisle Jet
Plataforma Informativa de Aviación Comercial con 13 años de trayectoria.