Aircraft
IAG Deal Gives Major Boost for Beleaguered Boeing Max
The British Airways parent plans to take as many as 200 of the narrowbodies to fly out of Gatwick Airport.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Kevin McAllister (center left) and International Airlines Group CEO Willie Walsh (center right) ink a $24 billion dollar deal for 200 Boeing Max 8s and 10s on June 18 at the Paris Air Show. (Photo: Mark Wagner/AIN)
Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Kevin McAllister (center left) and International Airlines Group CEO Willie Walsh (center right) ink a $24 billion dollar deal for 200 Boeing Max 8s and 10s on June 18 at the Paris Air Show. (Photo: Mark Wagner/AIN)

The 737 Max program received a huge vote of confidence from one of the world’s most influential airlines at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday, when International Airlines Group (IAG) inked a letter of intent covering 200 Max 8s and Max 10s worth more than $24 billion at list prices.