Boeing Takes Its Bizliners to the Max of luxury
The venerable Boeing 737 airliner traces its lineage back to the 1960s and has been available in VIP configurations for private and corporate owners as Boeing Business Jets (BBJs) since the late ?90s. But make no mistake?the BBJs of today are thoroughly modern aircraft. The most recent generation is dubbed Max and was launched in 2014 with the first order of a BBJ Max 8. (The Max 7, 8, and 9 are all based on the same bizliner platform but have different cabin lengths and ranges, among other distinctions.)
At the National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA) show in Orlando, Fla., this week, Greg Laxton, head of Boeing Business Jets, shared details of the progress of the Max family program, noting that the company has orders for 20 Maxs in the works and will deliver the first Max 9 in 2019 and the first Max 7 in 2021. However, there was more immediate news of note, with Laxton announcing that the program?s first green jet (a Max 8) was delivered to its owner earlier this year; it?s now at a completion center having its interior installed. And while we?re sure its cabin will be impressive, it would be damn-near impossible to beat the new interior concept the company revealed at the show (though Albert Pinto?s comes pretty close). The concept was designed by Argentinian firm Sky Style and marks the first time BBJ has collaborated with the design company. ?We met them at a design awards that took place in Venice this year, and Sky Style was a fellow award winner,? say...
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