Boeing får storordre

12 December 2013 Last updated at 02:03 GMT

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.