US planemaker Boeing on Friday said it had agreed deals worth an overall $9.3 billion to sell 50 jets to Nigeria's Green Air and 30 to Saudi carrier flyadeal.

The company lauded the Nigeria accord, which includes a further 50 options, as the largest signed to date in Africa.

As with the Saudi deal, the Nigerians are purchasing single-aisle 737 MAX planes.

"While flyadeal has been operating new Airbus A320s, the airline says it has selected the 737 MAX for the future," Boeing said in a statement.

The firm noted its first deliveries to Saudi Arabia were in 1945, as those DC-3 aircraft "gave birth to commercial air travel in the kingdom".

Flyeadeal is a subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Airlines and flies to a range of domestic destinations across the kingdom.

Boeing quoted the director general of Saudi Arabian Airlines, Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, as saying: "The demand for air transport services in the domestic market of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has grown exponentially," adding flyadeal had ambitions eventually to "cover new markets outside of Saudi Arabia".

The flyadeal is for the 189-seater 737 MAX 8, whose operating costs Boeing said were eight percent lower than the carrier's current fleet of Airbus A320s.

If all the purchase options are exercised, the two deals unveiled Friday will be worth around $17.6 billion at list prices.

Green Airways owner Babawande Afolabi said the Nigerian end of the deal was a strong sign of growing African entrepreneurial dynamism and resilience.

Boeing saw that deal as a step towards construction of a "solid" Pan-African network, adding the Africa aviation sector has "exceptional" potential.

Since launching the 737 MAX Boeing said it has received more than 4,800 orders from more than 100 customers worldwide.

European rival Airbus said earlier this month it had 380 net orders for planes from January to November with 673 deliveries over that period.

Boeing said it had landed 631 orders between January and September


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Mynd44

FTC... I saw it coming.
Happy Christmas and prosperous new year to everyone.

As for Boeing stuff, talk is cheap, forget the propaganda.

Ok

Make them come hire me wey be pilot

I hope say green air na private company... Because if na govt na five years i give them the planes go dagbaru finish

information the west don't want you to see
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sai Baba til 2073

This is good news

Green Airways owner Babawande Afolabi

A lot of silent Nigerian Billionaires, who be this one again

Hope The Aircraft That Comes To Nigeria Are Properly Managed

Cool.

Is it for Nigeria Air?

it's all rice

Cool

It's a lie, all this sh! T's to score cheap political points ...

And the winner is the american workers.

No wonder, unemployment is less than 3% there.

There is money in this country o. Lol abeg its not buharis nigerian air o. B4 sai baba sayers full here.

Why are they doing all these now Election I guess ... we bleeped up in this zoo

Kingsleydr:
Why are they doing all these now Election I guess ... we bleeped up in this zoo

It has nothing to do with buhari, so election does not come in here.

Green Airways?

Please NO Body Should COme And TEll Me SAi BAba Is WOrking.

PDP
Coming up soon

Yoruba are taking over the ovation industry in Nigeria

mollymotion:
Please NO Body Should COme And TEll Me SAi BAba Is WOrking.

Sai baba is working. This is proof that the nation is on the next level. Renewed investor confidence

Tetehjewels:


Sai baba is working. This is proof that the nation is on the next level. Renewed investor confidence

all liars will go to hell

Ok
Hope it materialize

And pigs and idiots say Buhari is not working

IYANGBALI:
all liars will go to hell

Yes liars like you. This is from MSN news and not your local buyable newspapers