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IAG Looking To Bring Max Deliveries Forward
The group inked a letter of intent with Boeing for 200 units at the Paris Air Show in July .


International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Willie Walsh hit out again at Airbus over continued delays of the A321neoLR and revealed the company is in “very, very constructive" talks with Boeing to bring deliveries of its first 737 Max jets forward one year, to 2022. IAG at the Paris Air Show signed a letter of intent—subject to formal agreement—for 200 Boeing 737-8 and 737-10 originally for deliveries between 2023 and 2027. Speaking during IAG’s second-quarter results presentation with analysts Friday, Walsh said the group is “looking to see if we can get some of the deliveries in 2022. The engagement with Boeing is very constructive and positive.” IAG’s Maxes would be powered by CFM Leap engines and be used by a number of the group’s airlines, including its two low-cost carriers Vueling and LEVEL, plus British Airways at London Gatwick airport.


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