Insight – MAX10 Economic Expectations

Farnborough 2022 gave the MAX10 a boost.  With 125 orders from the show, ch-Aviation lists a total of 716 MAX10s on order. Boeing confirms its “over 700”. This would be 16.8% of the total 4,258 MAX ordered. But what are the MAX10 economic expectations?

Boeing has a lot riding on this model.  There is still some murkiness around its certification – will it happen before year’s end?  If the FAA wants changes, will Boeing drop the model?  With 716 on order, you would think Boeing will use every bit of influence it can from the US airline industry and supply chain

to win support for slipping the MAX10 into the current MAX certification.  You can imagine just how important Delta’s order is under these circumstances.

But let’s get to the meat and potatoes here.  Delta claims in its PR on the MAX10 order: “The aircraft will be 20%-30% more fuel efficient than the retiring Delta planes it will replace.  Well, what does that mean?  Delta flies the 737-900ER and the MAX10 will replace these from 2025 if all goes according to plan. What are the MAX10 economic expectations?