Naresh Goyal-promoted Jet Airways will acquire 75 fuel-efficient 737 MAX 8 aircraft from US plane maker Boeing. The decision to buy new single-aisle aircraft was confirmed at the biennial Dubai Airshow on Monday but the deal price was not disclosed.
Jet Airways will be the first airline in India to take delivery of the 737 MAX planes, it said, adding this also marks the largest order in the carrier's history.
The order includes conversions of 25 Next-Generation (NG) 737s to 737 MAX 8s, as well as options and purchase rights for an additional 50 aircraft, it said.
"The highly efficient 737 MAX will allow us to drive our operational efficiency," Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal said. The new single-aisle airplane will deliver 20 per cent lower fuel use than the first NG 737s and has the lowest operating costs in its class.
According to Boeing forecast released in August this year, India will require 1,740 planes over the next 20 years, anticipating that more people will travel by air over the course of time. The price tag for these planes is estimated at $240 billion.
Naresh Goyal-promoted Jet Airways will acquire 75 fuel-efficient 737 MAX 8 aircraft from US plane maker Boeing. The decision to buy new single-aisle aircraft was confirmed at the biennial Dubai Airshow on Monday but the deal price was not disclosed.
Jet Airways will be the first airline in India to take delivery of the 737 MAX planes, it said, adding this also marks the largest order in the carrier's history.
The order includes conversions of 25 Next-Generation (NG) 737s to 737 MAX 8s, as well as options and purchase rights for an additional 50 aircraft, it said.
"The highly efficient 737 MAX will allow us to drive our operational efficiency," Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal said. The new single-aisle airplane will deliver 20 per cent lower fuel use than the first NG 737s and has the lowest operating costs in its class.
According to Boeing forecast released in August this year, India will require 1,740 planes over the next 20 years, anticipating that more people will travel by air over the course of time. The price tag for these planes is estimated at $240 billion.
Naresh Goyal-promoted Jet Airways will acquire 75 fuel-efficient 737 MAX 8 aircraft from US plane maker Boeing. The decision to buy new single-aisle aircraft was confirmed at the biennial Dubai Airshow on Monday but the deal price was not disclosed.
Jet Airways will be the first airline in India to take delivery of the 737 MAX planes, it said, adding this also marks the largest order in the carrier's history.
The order includes conversions of 25 Next-Generation (NG) 737s to 737 MAX 8s, as well as options and purchase rights for an additional 50 aircraft, it said.
"The highly efficient 737 MAX will allow us to drive our operational efficiency," Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal said. The new single-aisle airplane will deliver 20 per cent lower fuel use than the first NG 737s and has the lowest operating costs in its class.
According to Boeing forecast released in August this year, India will require 1,740 planes over the next 20 years, anticipating that more people will travel by air over the course of time. The price tag for these planes is estimated at $240 billion.
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