Boeing wins $6.5bn Air Canada order
Airlines have been looking to more fuel efficient
planes amid rising fuel prices
Air Canada has ordered 61 Boeing 737
MAX planes worth $6.5bn (£4.2bn) at list prices, a big win for the planemaker
over its rival, Airbus.
The planes will replace its current fleet of Airbus narrow-body aircraft.
Air Canada said the new planes will help it cut fuel and maintenance costs on a per-seat basis by more than 20%.
Airlines have been keen to upgrade their fleets to more fuel-efficient aircraft amid high fuel prices and falling profit margins.
"Renewal of our North American narrow-body fleet with more fuel efficient aircraft is a key element of our ongoing cost transformation programme," Calin Rovinescu, chief executive of Air Canada, said in a statement.
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