Aircraft
Boeing Business Jets Emerges Energized from Max Grounding
Boeing witnessed record demand for its BBJs early this year, and values have skyrocketed for the minimal used inventory.
Customer interest in the BBJ Max 8 has surged since the Boeing Max airliner's return to service. (Image: Boeing Business Jets)
Customer interest in the BBJ Max 8 has surged since the Boeing Max airliner's return to service. (Image: Boeing Business Jets)

Boeing Business Jets (Static Display AD_305) appears to have weathered the most damaging effects of the grounding of the 737 Max airliner and the subsequent Covid crisis, as the company reported on the eve of NBAA-BACE 2022 that it has now met all delivery commitments to date. Collecting four orders for BBJs this year, Boeing's business aviation division has in fact benefited from pent-up demand for business jets during the pandemic and has entered advanced negotiations for further BBJ Max and widebody BBJ contracts, according to its president, Erika Pearson.


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