SpiceJet Ltd., the Indian budget airline controlled by billionaire Kalanithi Maran, is poised to order 38 Boeing Co. 737 Max jets valued at $3.9 billion, people familiar with the plan said.
The deal consists of 30 new orders and swapping an existing purchase of eight 737 NG jets for the upgraded Max model, said the people who asked not to be identified as discussions are private. The order may be announced as early as next week at the Singapore Air (SIA) Show, two people said.
Buying new planes will help the carrier take on market leader IndiGo and impending competition from AirAsia Bhd. (AIRA) and Singapore Airlines Ltd., both of which have sought licenses to start local airlines in India. Economic growth across Asia-Pacific in the past decade has spurred a travel boom in the region that Boeing and its European rival Airbus Group NV (AIR) are counting on for sales of new aircraft.
05/02/14 Anurag Kotoky and Julie Johnsson/Bloomberg
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The deal consists of 30 new orders and swapping an existing purchase of eight 737 NG jets for the upgraded Max model, said the people who asked not to be identified as discussions are private. The order may be announced as early as next week at the Singapore Air (SIA) Show, two people said.
Buying new planes will help the carrier take on market leader IndiGo and impending competition from AirAsia Bhd. (AIRA) and Singapore Airlines Ltd., both of which have sought licenses to start local airlines in India. Economic growth across Asia-Pacific in the past decade has spurred a travel boom in the region that Boeing and its European rival Airbus Group NV (AIR) are counting on for sales of new aircraft.
05/02/14 Anurag Kotoky and Julie Johnsson/Bloomberg
