Boeing Business Jets (Booth 1596) delivered its first BBJ Max—a Max 8 model—to a customer, the company announced on Monday at NBAA 2018. The aircraft is now scheduled to fly to an interior finishing center. Comlux last year announced a contract to complete the first Max 8, estimating it would deliver the outfitted aircraft to the customer in late 2019. The bizliner unit also revealed a new interior concept design for the aircraft in partnership with SkyStyle.
“We are excited to begin delivering a longer-range and more capable version of the world’s most popular business jetliner,” said Greg Laxton, head of Boeing Business Jets. “There has been great market interest in and anticipation for the BBJ Max, and our valued customers will soon be able to see the new standard in business travel.” To date, Boeing Business Jets has inked orders for 20 Max 7, Max 8, and Max 9 bizliners from customers around the world.
In celebration of the first delivery of a BBJ Max, the company has partnered with SkyStyle for an interior design concept called Genesis for the aircraft. “BBJ interiors have always been a sharp departure from the cramped cabins of smaller business jets, and the Genesis design is yet another example of our exclusive cabin capabilities,” said Laxton.
Earlier this year, Seacons Trading announced it is purchasing a BBJ Max 7. According to the company, the 737 Max family offers three times as much cabin area as competing business jets, a lower cabin altitude, and a lower total ownership cost when compared with other high-end business jets. BBJs retain higher residual values with less required shop visits as they age, the company claims, adding this value helps the BBJ Max to save customers millions in ownership expenditure during the aircraft’s lifetime.
