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Boeing and Alaska Airlines announced that the airline is expanding its fleet 737 MAX with a request for 52 planes, exercising options to 42 737-10 and 10 737-9 additional.
«Esta inversión asegura aeronaves para optimizar nuestro crecimiento durante la próxima década, lo que sabemos será una formidable ventaja competitiva», said Ben Minicucci, Alaska Airlines CEO. «Estamos orgullosos de la sólida base financiera que posiciona a Alaska de manera única para hacer este compromiso con nuestro futuro, y de la fantástica asociación que compartimos con el fabricante de aviones de nuestra ciudad natal en Boeing».
The family 737 MAX provides the airline with increased reliability and fuel efficiency to help meet its short- and long-term growth strategy. with the new deal, Alaska's unfilled backlog for 737 MAX amounts to more than 100 planes. For purposes of 2023, the airline expects to have a core fleet of Boeing.
As Alaska Airlines sustainably grows its fleet, the family 737 MAX offers environmental performance and flexibility to expand service throughout its route network, Stan Deal said, President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Built at our Renton factory near Alaska headquarters in Washington state, these aircraft will carry passengers to destinations for years to come.
Alaska Airlines currently operates 35 planes 737-9, that the airline sets up to accommodate 178 passengers. With the largest and most efficient single-aisle aircraft in Boeing, the airline will use the 737-10 to provide greater flexibility in routes and service. The 737-10 has the capacity to 204 passengers in a two-class configuration with a range of 3100 nautical miles. The 737 MAX reduce the use of combustible and emissions in a 20% compared to the aircraft it replaces.
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