Luxembourg-based small carrier Luxair has become the launch customer for the 737 MAX 7 in Europe. The airline and Boeing entered into an agreement for four aircraft of the smallest MAX model, which will be configured with 160 seats.
Luxair is already a MAX customer, but version 8, from which it also ordered four planes in March. Until it receive the aircraft, the airline have two MAX 8s leased.
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“We continue to invest in Luxair’s growth and this agreement for four Boeing 737-7s is an extra step towards securing a long term future for our national airline,” said Gilles Feith, Luxair CEO.
“We are delighted that Luxair has chosen to build upon its 737-8 order by selecting the 737-7 and in doing so becoming the launch customer in Europe for the airplane type,” said Brad McMullen, senior vice president of Global Sales and Marketing , Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Luxair currently operates eight 737 NGs, four 737-700s and four 737-800s. In addition to them, there are also eleven Dash 8-400 turboprops and two Embraer E190s wet-leased.
The 737 MAX 7 is the next model to be certified by the FAA in Boeing’s family of single-aisle aircraft, however, there is no clear timetable for when this will occur, following several program delays.