Originally Posted by
Big Pistons Forever
Rumour is it was effectively a 2 for 1 deal on the first 150 with a sweeter deal for Boeing on the second 150, except the second batch is only an option and can be renegotiated.
Boeing is desperate to keep up the sales momentum to juice short term results and they got totally played by O’Leary
Actually, "2 for 1" is pretty much the standard for large orders - I've long had the rule of thumb that when they announce a big order "worth $X Billion at list prices", the real price being paid is roughly half of that.
I do sometimes wonder why Airbus and Boeing actually bother publishing 'list' prices since nobody actually pays that. And if you buy over 100 of pretty much any airliner, you're going to get a pretty sweet deal.
Then again, I'm pretty sure Boeing has 'inflation' factors built into their contracts - if things keep going they way they are, maybe it really will be worth $30 Billion...
