Boeing and Japan Airlines (JAL) announced the request for 21 planes Boeing 737 MAX 8 to modernize its fleet 737-800of.
He will seeáto 737-8 positioná to JAL to strengthen its national and regional network as the trápassenger line continuesúreturning to pre-pandemic levels. JAL intendsón to begin introducing the aircraft into its fleet from 2026.
«We are delighted to select the Boeing 737-8, member of the úlast family 737 MAX, to replace our Boeings 737-800, which constitute the largest proportionón of the JAL Group fleet», dijo Yuji Akasaka, president of Japanón. Aerolídenies.
The 737 MAX provideá JAL greater autonomyía and efficiency of combustible, reducing both fuel use and carbon emissions in a 15% in comparisonón with the planes that the aerolínea isá replacing. Además, the 737 MAX he is a grandfatherón más silent, which generates a significantly smaller noise footprint than the aircraft it replaces.
«La integrationón of the new 737 MAX toastá JAL greater efficiency throughout its short-haul network, since the airlineíthey don't containúimproving its world-class fleet», Stan Deal said, President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. «La associationón with JAL to enter the 737-8 in its operations is the úlast milestone in our long relationshipón».
The family Boeing 737 MAX has the úlatest LEAP-1B engines from CFM International, winglets of technologyíAdvanced and other aerodynamic improvementsámicas to improve performance. Más de 50 aerolílines around the world areán working más de 900 planes 737 MAX, that they have doneás de 1,4 million revenue flights totaling más de 3,5 million flight hours since the end of 2020.
«We hope to be able to transport our passengers with the mámaximum safety and comfort and get closer to our carbon neutrality goals to 2050, thanks to a combinationón of these aircraft súper efficient, operational innovations and new technologiesífuel saving ace».
