Aircraft
Boeing Inks Record Deal for 737 Max 8s
SMBC Aviation Capital signs for 80 of the new narrowbodies
SMBC Aviation Capital has just added 80 Boeing 737 Max 8s to its portfolio. (Image: Boeing)
SMBC Aviation Capital has just added 80 Boeing 737 Max 8s to its portfolio. (Image: Boeing)

Boeing posted its largest single order for 737 Max narrowbodies from a leasing company Monday after collecting a firm order for eighty 737 Max 8s from SMBC Aviation Capital worth more than $8.5 billion at list prices, the airframer announced. With the agreement SMBC becomes the 50th 737 Max customer and increases the program’s orderbook to more than 2,400 airplanes.