Aircraft
Boeing Gets Max Redemption from SunExpress
A conversion of options on ten 737 Max 8s marks one of the few bright spots for the beleaguered narrowbody this year.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal (left) and SunExpress CEO Jens Bischof celebrate an order for ten 737 Max 8s at the 2019 Dubai Airshow.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal (left) and SunExpress CEO Jens Bischof celebrate an order for ten 737 Max 8s at the 2019 Dubai Airshow.

Boeing gained a measure of redemption at the Dubai Airshow Monday afternoon when Turkish and German leisure carrier SunExpress converted options on ten 737 Max 8s to firm order status. The deal, worth $1.2 billion at list prices, adds to a previous SunExpress order for 32 Max jets.