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