Boeing reports order for 50 737s

The Associated Press said Thursday that the Boeing Co. has reported an order for 50 737s from an unidentified customer.

Here’s the story: The order follows a report just last week that unidentified customers had ordered 30 of the planes, which Boeing makes more of than any other. On Thursday it added 50 more. Boeing has already said it will raise production rates to 38 per month by mid-2013.

Airlines and leasing companies have ordered 432 of the planes so far this year. That’s out of a total of 472 orders for all commercial planes. The 737 has a list price between $51 million and $87 million, although discounts are common.

Different versions of the 737 can carry from 110 to more than 200 passengers, usually on domestic flights. It competes with the Airbus A320 built in Europe.