Japan Airlines orders 17 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
A Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner passenger jet (C) sitting at a gate at Tokyo International Airport at Haneda. – (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
NEW YORK, United States — US aviation giant Boeing on Tuesday said it had finalized a firm order from Japan Airlines for 17 737 MAX 8 aircraft, almost doubling the airline’s overall orders of the plane.
“The 737 has been the backbone of our single-aisle fleet for nearly 50 years, and we are honored to continue its legacy as part of our future fleet,” said Japan Airlines president Mitsuko Tottori, according to a statement published by Boeing.
The 17 new planes come on top of 21 737 MAX 8 aircraft which Japan Airlines ordered in March 2023. The value of the new order was not specified.
The model, which entered service in May 2017, consumes less fuel and emits 15 percent fewer greenhouse gases than the 737-800 it replaced, Boeing said.
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In March 2024, Japan Airlines announced an order for ten Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners as part of a larger purchase which also including 32 aircraft manufactured by Boeing’s European competitor Airbus.
In total, the airline is now expecting delivery of 48 aircraft from Boeing, and 39 from Airbus, it said in a statement last week.
At the end of February, Boeing’s order book contained 6,197 aircraft, including 4,270 orders for the 737 MAX.
Boeing’s shares were up 0.9 percent at around 3:00pm local time in New York (1900 GMT).
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