Boeing may win order for up to 80 737 Max jets from India's ...

Boeing Co may win an order as early as this weekend for about 70 to 80 737 MAX jets from Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's startup ... AnAeromexicoBoeing737MAX9cockpitispicturedattheBenitoJuarezInternationalairport,inMexicoCity,Mexico,July14,2021.REUTERS/LuisCortesRegisternowforFREEunlimitedaccesstoreuters.comRegisterNov11(Reuters)-BoeingCo(BA.N)maywinanorderasearlyasthisweekendforabout70to80737MAXjetsfromIndianbillionaireRakeshJhunjhunwala'sstartupAkasaAir,BloombergNewsreportedonThursday,citingpeoplefamiliarwiththematter.AdealcouldbeannouncedduringtheDubaiAirshow,whichbeginsonNov.14,thereportsaid.NewsofthepotentialordercomesafterIndianauthoritiesinAugustclearedBoeing'sbest-sellingjettofly,endingitsregulatorygroundinginakeytravelmarketforplanemakers.RegisternowforFREEunlimitedaccesstoreuters.comRegisterReutershadreportedinSeptemberthatBoeingwasclosetowinninganorderforsome70to100737MAXjetsfromAkasa,pendingseparatetalksonalong-termengineservicedeal.readmoreAkasaissettolaunchthecountry'slatestultra-lowcostcarrieraftersecuringinitialclearancefromIndia'scivilaviationministrylastmonth.readmoreBoeingshareswereup1.1%inafternoontrading."Wealwaysseekopportunitiesandtalkwithcurrentandpotentialcustomersabouthowwecanbestsupporttheirfleetandoperationalneeds,"Boeingsaidinastatement.Akasadidnotrespondtoarequestforcomment.RegisternowforFREEunlimitedaccesstoreuters.comRegisterReportingbyAbhijithGanapavaraminBengaluru;EditingbyAnilD'Silva,AdityaSoniOurStandards:TheThomsonReutersTrustPrinciples.MorefromReutersSignupforournewsletterSubscribeforourdailycuratednewslettertoreceivethelatestexclusiveReuterscoveragedeliveredtoyourinbox.Signup