JAKARTA. Boeing Co. said on Sunday that Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia had placed an order for 50 737 MAX 8 jetliners worth US$4.9 billion, Reuters reported. The order had previously been accounted for on Chicago-based Boeing’s Orders and Deliveries website, but it had been attributed to an unidentified customer. Garuda will buy 46 of the fuel-efficient, single-aisle 737 MAX 8s and convert existing orders for four Next-Generation 737-800s to 737 MAX 8s.
Garuda orders Boeing planes worth $4.9b
JAKARTA. Boeing Co. said on Sunday that Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia had placed an order for 50 737 MAX 8 jetliners worth US$4.9 billion, Reuters reported. The order had previously been accounted for on Chicago-based Boeing’s Orders and Deliveries website, but it had been attributed to an unidentified customer. Garuda will buy 46 of the fuel-efficient, single-aisle 737 MAX 8s and convert existing orders for four Next-Generation 737-800s to 737 MAX 8s.