Boeing 737 MAX surpasses 1,000 orders

Published January 2, 2013 10:08 AM PST

SEATTLE— Boeing’s 737 MAX has now accumulated more than 1,000 orders with an order by Aviation Capital Group.

ACG is buying 60 737 MAX airplanes, worth $6 billion.

The 737 MAX has orders for 1,029 airplanes from airlines and leasing companies around the world -- it reached that milestone in little more than one year.