Aircraft
Boeing Inks New Max Deal with SMBC Aviation Capital
A new contract with SMBC marks the second sale of the 737 Max in two weeks.
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 lands at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport. SMBC Aviation Capital delivered 13 Maxes to Southwest during the first quarter. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by TDelCoro)
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 lands at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport. SMBC Aviation Capital delivered 13 Maxes to Southwest during the first quarter. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by TDelCoro)

Boeing secured its second significant 737 Max order in as many weeks by inking a new deal with SMBC Aviation Capital covering 14 additional 737 Max 8 jets, the companies said Tuesday. The purchase increases the size of SMBC’s 737 Max portfolio to 121 jets as the lessor continues to incorporate Boeing narrowbodies into the global fleet. In the first quarter of 2021, SMBC delivered thirteen 737 Max 8s to two customers—Southwest Airlines, which took 11, and TUI, which accepted two.