NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boeing Co (>> The Boeing Company) said on Thursday that ALAFCO (>> Aviation Lease & Finance Company KSCC), the Kuwait aircraft leasing company, had finalized an order for 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets valued at $2.0 billion at current list prices.

The order confirms a commitment announced in July at the Farnborough International Airshow in Britain. Boeing also said that Aeromexico (>> Grupo AeromexiCo SA de CV) had finalized its order for 60 737s, as previously reported.

The contracts bring net orders for the 737 to 990 so far this year, and Boeing's total net orders for the year to 1009. (Reporting by Alwyn Scott; Editing by Tim Dobbyn)