Sounds like a good deal and some of the early aircraft need to be moved on profitably interesting that this implies they are not taking the MAX, might come back to haunt them
Sales and Marketing target is for the Max to be available in 2017..........................not sure Manufacturing and Engineering have that as their target or signed up to that one.
I can only give A380, B787, A350 as examples of stuff behind schedule.
I reckon Max deliveries will be closer to 2020 that 2017 and at least with NG you buying a proven product.