BA – Boeing looks to sell at least 150 737 Max jets to Riyadh Air – Bloomberg News
May 28 (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) is working on a deal to sell at least 150 737 Max jetliners to Saudi Arabian startup Riyadh Air, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday.
The new carrier, wholly owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), is looking for about 300 to 400 single-aisle jets in total, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Airbus SE (AIR.PA) could also claim a part of the order, the report added.
Boeing, Riyadh Air and PIF did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Boeing previously won another order by state-owned airline Saudia and Riyadh Air for a combined 78 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, the fifth-largest commercial order by value in the plane maker’s history.
(This story has been corrected to change the type of Boeing jetliner model from ‘747 Max’ to ‘737 Max’ in the headline and paragraph 1)
Reporting by Jyoti Narayan in Bengaluru; Editing by Mark Porter and Deepa Babington
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