SpiceJet places major Boeing order
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Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet has placed a major order with Boeing.
At the India Aviation 2014 air show, which is taking place in Hyderabad this week, the airline placed an order for 42 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, valued at US$4.4 billion at list prices. The new aircraft will expand SpiceJet’s existing fleet of more than 40 Boeing 737-800 and -900 aircraft.
“SpiceJet greatly values the ties we have built over the years with Boeing. The Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft, the mainstay of the fleet ever since SpiceJet started operations, have vindicated our choice by their endurance, reliability and cost-effectiveness,” said SL Narayanan, group chief financial officer of SpiceJet’s parent company, the Sun Group. “The induction of Boeing 737 MAX will further modernise our fleet, improve customer experience, and ensure that we operate the most efficient fleet well into the future.”
The B737 MAX is the new fuel-efficient version of Boeing’s popular single-aisle aircraft, which is expected to enter service in 2017. The US manufacturer claims it will have 8% less operating costs per seat than its main rival, the Airbus A320neo.
“The order is a tremendous endorsement of the 737 MAX’s unsurpassed fuel-efficiency,” said Dinesh Keskar, Boeing’s senior vice president of sales for Asia Pacific & India. “The capabilities of the 737 MAX supports SpiceJet’s mission to become India’s preferred low-cost airline. We are very proud to be partners with SpiceJet and a part of the airline’s continued success with the addition of the 737 MAX.”
With this announcement, SpiceJet has now ordered 90 aircraft directly from Boeing.
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