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Southwest Airlines adds order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX jet

U.S. planemaker Boeing Co said on Monday it sold 100 new 737 MAX-7 jets to long-time customer Southwest Airlines, in its biggest order win since the aircraft's safety ban was lifted in the United States late last year.

FILE PHOTO: Employees are pictured as the first Boeing 737 MAX 7 is unveiled in Renton
FILE PHOTO: Employees are pictured as the first Boeing 737 MAX 7 is unveiled in Renton, Washington, U.S. February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Redmond/File Photo
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(Corrects headline, paragraph 1 to say an order for 100 aircraft, not 100 orders)

: U.S. budget carrier Southwest Airlines Co said on Monday it had reached a deal with planemaker Boeing Co for an order for 100 aircraft of 737 Max variant, with the first 30 jets scheduled for delivery in 2022.

(This story corrects headline, paragraph 1 to say an order for 100 aircraft, not 100 orders)

(Reporting by Ankit Ajmera in Bengaluru; Editing by Ramakrishnan M.)

Source: Reuters