Boeing brings battle to Airbus

Boeing has launched a new 737 single-aisle workhorse – the MAX 10 – to counter strong sales of the Airbus A321neo. Boeing forecasts global demand for 28,000 narrow-body jets worth $2 trillion by 2035


Fuselage: Two extra barrel sections forward and aft of mid-section give two extra seat rows

Length: 43.8m, stretched by 168cm

LEAP-1B engines: Fuel consumption reduced by 15%, noise footprint cut by 40%

Passengers: Single-class capacity up to 230, two-class capacity of 189

Operating cost: Claim of 5% lower costs per seat than A321neo

Main landing gear: Telescopic – to avoid striking runway with tail during rotation on takeoff – contracts to fit into existing wheel well


Orders (prior to Paris Air Show)

Boeing 737 MAX versus Airbus A320neo, A321neo

Share of orders 	43% 	57%

Firm orders 2,931	1,121	1,074	4,414 Firm orders

Value* $267.5bn				$453.1bn Value

MoU† 185 

Options‡ 

Options

MoU 146


Paris Air Show deals

Boeing 		Aircraft	Value (est.)

MAX 8 		129		$12.6bn

MAX 10 		120 		$15.0bn

787 Dreamliner 	38 		$10.3bn

Totals		287 		$37.9bn


Airbus 		Aircraft 	Value (est.)

A320neo 	100		$10.8bn

A321neo 	12 		$1.5bn

		112 		$12.3bn


*List price. †Memorandum of understanding. ‡Airline can buy future aircraft at agreed price


Sources: Airwise, Aviation Week, Leeham News, pdxlight.com 

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