A peek behind the veil of airliner pricing

When Boeing and Airbus announce orders for their pricey jetliners, both aerospace firms use list prices to give a total value to those orders. But its common knowledge that airlines nearly always negotiate big discounts from those sticker prices. Just how big? Most of the time, both the airlines and the manufacturers won't say. But Air India, one of the first customers for Boeing's newest jetliner, the 787-8 Dreamliner, is now looking to sell those jets to a bank or leasing company as they are delivered and then lease them back. In its request for proposals for the sale and … Read more »