Steve Taylor, president of Seattle-based Boeing Business Jets (Booth 1598 and static display), had a lot of solid news about sales and deliveries for NBAA attendees. “We've seen double-digit sales [10] this year for the first time since 2008,” he said during a press conference Monday at the NBAA show.
The sales included four BBJ 737s, three 777-300ERs, one BBJ 787 and two BBJ Max 8s. The company has brought a customer’s 2008-vintage BBJ to the static display at Orlando Executive Airport. “Our customer has a new aircraft on order, and this one is for sale,” he said.
Taylor is optimistic that sales will continue to increase and is confident that several MOUs will be in hand by the start of December’s Middle East Business Association meeting in Dubai. “I hope these orders are a sign that the market is turning a corner,” he said.
He also announced that the first VIP 747-8 is expected to roll out of its completion center and into service before the end of the year and that several other 747-8s are expected to join the flight line shortly thereafter.
Finally, Taylor announced that after five-and-a-half years leading Boeing Business Jets he is moving to a new position within Boeing, as chief pilot of the Commercial Airplane division. He is currently searching for his replacement to lead the BBJ division.
