THE MONTH IN PROCUREMENT

September brought compelling stories, insightful quotes and striking statistics that captured Procurement Magazine’ s attention

WRITTEN BY: AARON MCMILLAN

CREDIT: BOEING

BOEING-KOREAN AIR US $ 36BN DEAL SHAPES PROCUREMENT LANDSCAPE

Korean Air announced its largestever aircraft order, buying 103 Boeing planes worth billions to modernise its fleet ahead of merging with Asiana Airlines. The deal includes 777-9s, 787-10s, 737-10s and freighters, representing Boeing’ s biggest widebody order from an Asian carrier and supporting 135,000 US jobs.

14 October 2025