Originally Posted by
CLazarus
Not to distract from the Jumpseat WWII thread, but I had a glance at Boeing's order site today and noticed a total of 129 737MAX aircraft still on order (after six deliveries so far). Last I remember, we had 161 total MAXes on order. So, BA seems to think we have 26 less MAX aircraft on order than what we've publicly stated. Anyone know why there is a discrepancy?
A Typo? Perhaps we traded them for the 4 787-9's we announced at Farnborough this year? Would be nice if we traded more away and got ourselves some 321LRs (Poor Norwegian has put their slots on the market).
Another aside, last week I could have sworn that one of ALPA's daily email blasts linked to an article saying we had 20 737-7s in our MAX order (but the overall total was not changed). I deleted the email, anyone else see that? I have no idea if it was fake news, but that is why I tried to look at Boeing's website to confirm it. I'd like to look at the article again though if anyone can post a link.
And now, we return you to your regularly scheduled arguments.
I've noticed that as well. It would appear that the order for 161 Max's is now an order for 135 Max's. I'm guessing we are getting 35 Max-9's until 2020 when the Max-10 starts deliveries. I'll assume some horse trading went on with the max deliveries and additional 787 orders. Just a guess on my part.
The Boeing order book doesn't specify the type of Max ordered. They just show two order dates, one for 99 and the other for 36. Neither of those numbers are what the announcements were for. Also, the dates of the orders don't match with the United announcement of new airplanes.
http://https://hub.united.com/meet-b...447012142.html
As a side note, narrowbody orders don't really seem to match reality. Post merger, 50 737-900ERs were ordered as L-Ual airplanes. 69 actually showed up with no mention of options being exercised. I'm not complaining, but United seems to play their cards close to the vest on real orders/deliveries. The google docs website also shows an additional 10 787-10's as future deliveries. Another order that was never announced if true (that website seems to be very accurate with the details).