Boeing secures largest order ever with $22.4bn Lion Air deal

Posted on 14 Feb 2012 by Tim Brown
Next-Generation Boeing 737s line up nose-to-tail on a moving production line, speeding along at a rate of two inches a minute through the final assembly process
Boeing has finalised an order from Indonesia’s largest private airline, Lion Air, for 230 airplanes valued at $22.4 billion at list prices, setting a new single order record for the aircraft maker. The deal, announced last November in Indonesia in the presence of U.S. President Barack Obama, also includes purchase rights for an additional 150 planes. The order…

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