40 Here 50 There, Pretty Soon Its A Full January Order Book for Boeings 737/Max/NG`s

Boeing just confirmed 40 from a "GECAS" order, then another 50 more are coming from Etihad (spin-off financing) for an airline, Jet Airways of India.

"India’s Jet Airways could be set to place an order for 50 Boeing 737s raising speculation that Etihad might be behind the deals."

Etihad Press Reference for 50 737 to Jet Airways in India

The Jet Airways deal is not complete from the sponsorship of Etihad, for 50 737, which would buttress the SE Asia market for an India Airline. I recognize this is a lot of stuff for the comprehension of the 737-NEO market battle, but it comes just after 2013 closes, and immediatly appears in the first weeks of 2014. Boeing is hot on the trail and closing the NEO gap over the 737. The customers are liking what is demonstrated by the Max and are using the NG as a Bridge to that future. The NG will continue to out preform the current A320 in service and Boeing will deliver the Max with greater performance than the Neo in the near future. Boeing is shadow boxing Airbus with the 737 and beginning to win orders in the later rounds.

Gecas has 40 737 for $4 billion Link

The 40 for Gecas is for 20 NG-8 and 20 Max-8

Boeing, GECAS announce order for 40 737s

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GE's commercial aircraft leasing and financing unit confirmed as purchaser.

Boeing and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric, confirmed an order valued at $3.9 billion at list prices consists of 20 737 MAX 8s and 20 Next-Generation 737-800s. The order, booked in 2013, was previously attributed to an unidentified customer on Boeing’s Orders and Deliveries website.

"We ordered more 737 MAX 8s and Next-Generation 737-800s because demand continues to grow as our airline customers require more fuel-efficient aircraft to compete in the marketplace," said Norman C.T. Liu, president and chief executive officer, GECAS. "This order further strengthens the large GECAS order book."

The follow-on order increases the GECAS order book for the 737 MAX to 95 airplanes and the Next-Generation 737 to 387 airplanes, the most for both models by any company in the leasing industry.

"GECAS is an industry leader and this follow-on order reinforces the value of the Next-Generation 737 and 737 MAX in the leasing market," said John Wojick, senior vice president of Global Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "The 737 MAX will provide GECAS's airline customers with the best-in-class operating efficiencies and passenger amenities."

This should clear up the Boeing order book for end of January for 2014. A total of 90 more 737's are in play,  adding to the already 10 737's booked in January from Boeing's orders and delivery website. A tidy 100 in January is what I'm talking about!