Aviation

Boeing reveals customer behind big 737 Max order

By Jerry Siebenmark

jsiebenmark@wichitaeagle.com
In this Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, photo, a winglet and the vertical stabilizer of the first Boeing 737 MAX airplane to roll off Boeing’s assembly line in Renton, Wash., are shown before an employee-only rollout event.
In this Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, photo, a winglet and the vertical stabilizer of the first Boeing 737 MAX airplane to roll off Boeing’s assembly line in Renton, Wash., are shown before an employee-only rollout event. Associated Press File photo

Boeing on Monday identified a Chinese-owned aviation leasing company as the customer for an order of 30 737 Max 8 airplanes.

The order from CDB Aviation Lease Finance is valued at $3.3 billion at list prices, Boeing said in a news release on Monday.

CDB Aviation is a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., and its portfolio comprises a fleet of more than 200 aircraft.

Wichita-based Spirit AeroSystems manufactures 70 percent of the 737 Next Generation and Max airplanes.

Jerry Siebenmark: 316-268-6576, @jsiebenmark

This story was originally published March 13, 2017 at 11:20 AM with the headline "Boeing reveals customer behind big 737 Max order."

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