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Alaska Air To Buy 52 Boeing 737 Max Aircraft

The Boeing aircraft order represents the largest ever for the airline.

A photorealistic image of a pod of orca frolicking on the side of 737-9. [Courtesy: Alaska Air]
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Key Takeaways:

  • Alaska Airlines announced its largest-ever aircraft commitment, purchasing 52 Boeing 737 MAX jets with options for 105 more, to optimize growth and complete its transition to an all-Boeing fleet by 2030.
  • Boeing has opened a new 200,000-square-foot, sustainably designed distribution center in Germany to enhance service and supply chemicals and specialty materials to over 6,000 European clients.
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Seattle-based Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK) is set to buy 52 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, with rights for an additional 105, the airline announced.

“This agreement represents the largest commitment for future aircraft in the airline’s history,” the airline said in a statement.

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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