Boeing Max Orders Climb Above 1,000 On New Deal
Posted on January 02, 2013 at 14:02 PM EST
Orders for Boeing's (BA) new 737 Max jets passed the 1,000 mark after Aviation Capital, a leasing company, ordered 60 of the updated planes in late December. Boeing said Wednesday the deal is listed at $6 billion. Large orders are typically discounted from the book price. Shares were up nearly 2% intraday Wednesday. Aviation Capital, a division of Pacific LifeCorp. is also buying 30 A320neos from Airbus, Boeing's European rival. December was a