AerCap Holdings N.V. today announced it has signed lease agreements for two used Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft with ASKY, The Pan-African Airline, headquartered in Togo. The aircraft are scheduled to deliver June through August 2023.
In attendance at the announcement ceremony were the CEO of ASKY, Esayas W. HAILU, the CEO of AerCap, Aengus Kelly, the Board Chairman of Ethiopian Airlines Group and Aviation Advisor to Togo, Mr. Girma Wake, Board members of ASKY, and other distinguished guests.
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has announced a commitment to order 40 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery between 2027 and 2030; and are valued at over $4 billion at current list price.
Avolon delivered the first 737 MAX in 2017, along with the one thousandth 737 MAX earlier this year. This commitment builds on our strong relationship with Boeing and demonstrates our confidence in the long-term demand for this aircraft type. It will increase the overall size of Avolon’s owned, managed and committed fleet to 870 aircraft.
The 737 MAX provides Avolon’s customers with greater flexibility across their networks, while reducing fuel use and emissions by up to 20% compared to the aircraft they will replace. This commitment reinforces Avolon’s efforts to increase the proportion of new technology fuel-efficient aircraft in its fleet, supported by the 737 MAX’s use of the latest CFM International LEAP-1B engines and advanced technology winglets.
Boeing has been forced to delay some MAX deliveries due to a problem with a sub-contractor.
According to Reuters, the installation of two fittings that join the aft fuselage made by Spirit AeroSystems to vertical fin must now be inspected before the aircraft can be handed over to the customer.
Boeing and Spirit will have to perform inspections of the affected MAX 7, MAX 8 and MAX 8200 aircraft.
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According to The Seattle Times, Boeing 737 MAX deliveries “will be substantially slowed due to a new defect in a part from supplier Spirit AeroSystems.
The defect will require rework on finished MAXs not yet delivered as well as those currently on the assembly line.”
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Boeing is planning to boost production of the 737 MAX aircraft to 52 airplanes a month by January 2025 according to Reuters.
Boeing has internally announced it will open a fourth 737 MAX assembly line at its Everett plant which is increasingly becoming vacant according to the Seattle Times.
Currently Boeing has three 737 MAX assembly lines at its Renton plant.
Boeing is planning to hire around 10,000 new employees in 2023.
The company also plans to increase deliveries of its 737 MAX from 374 aircraft in 2022 to 400 to 450 aircraft this year.
Deliveries of the 787 is expected to be between 70 and 80 aircraft.
Top Copyright Photo: Boeing 777-9 (777X) N779XY (msn 65799) VCV (Michael B. Ing). Image: 955408.
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United Airlines has shared this social media announcement and video of a photo shoot in Southern California of its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
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