Originally Posted by
cadetdrivr
It seems UAL is the primary customer for the 737 MAX 9 and 10.
Meanwhile, the 321 NEO outsells the large MAXs 5-to-1. (Sales of the 320 NEO and the MAX 8 are far more similar.)
Since these sorts of decisions are made by CFOs I'm gonna assume that economics are indeed the primary driver. Which begs the question: was UAL given an insanely awesome sweetheart deal on these large MAXs or are we simply the outlier? Or both? Or something else?
Neither UAL or Boeing has ever disclosed compensation for the various 787 delays ( initial delivery and then the battery fire grounding) as far as I recall.
But I would bet that Boeing, loathe to write a big $$$ check, offered additional discounts on future orders as the compensation.