Allegiant exercises options for six Boeing 737 MAX jets worth over $720 million

Oct 23 (Reuters) Allegiant Air said on Friday it ​had exercised ‌options to buy six Boeing 737-8 aircraft under a 2021 purchase ‌agreement ​with ⁠the planemaker. The jets, ⁠scheduled for delivery in 2028, have a combined list ​price of more than $720 million, ⁠the company ⁠said. Allegiant has ​56 firm aircraft under ​the agreement, including 22 ‌already delivered, while purchase options remain for ⁠another 74 jets. Based on delivery year, the estimated ⁠market ‌value of ⁠the planes is ​about $351 ‌million, according to ​aviation ⁠analytics consultancy firm IBA. (Reporting by Anshuman Tripathy in Bengaluru; Editing by Shreya ​Biswas)