{"id":114982,"date":"2021-08-16T16:38:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T16:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=114982"},"modified":"2021-08-16T16:39:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T16:39:10","slug":"alaska-airlines-additional-737-max-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/08\/alaska-airlines-additional-737-max-jets.html","title":{"rendered":"Alaska Airlines exercises options for 12 additional 737 MAX 9 jets."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Alaska Airlines<\/strong> announced Monday that it is accelerating its fleet growth by exercising early options on 12 Boeing <strong>737 MAX 9<\/strong> aircraft. This additional commitment brings total firm orders for MAX aircraft to 93 aircraft, five of which are currently in service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alaska announced a restructured agreement with Boeing in December 2020 to acquire 68 737 MAX 9 aircraft between 2021 to 2024, with options for another 52 deliveries between 2023 and 2026. This year, the airline has exercised 25 of the options, including 13 planes in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>See also: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/08\/alaska-airlines-new-routes-san-francisco-mexico.html\"><em>Alaska Airlines adds three new routes between San Francisco and Mexico this winter.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are excited to accelerate Alaska&#8217;s growth, building on our solid financial foundation that enabled us to weather the pandemic. These aircraft are a prudent, long-term investment in our business that we can make while simultaneously maintaining our strong balance sheet&#8221;, said Nat Pieper, Alaska Airlines senior vice president of fleet, finance and alliances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Boeing continues to be a terrific partner for Alaska. We began flying our first 737 MAX 9s this past spring, and we&#8217;re extremely pleased with the operational, financial and environmental performance of the aircraft,&#8221; said Pieper. &#8220;The planes are exceeding our expectations \u2013 from how quiet the engines run to the greater range they provide \u2013 and our guests love them&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alaska Airlines&#8217; 737 MAX 9s are configured to carry 178 passengers, 16 First Class seats and 24 in Premium Class and 138 in Economy Class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-82ec1308     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"203\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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