SEATTLE, may 16, 2017 Boeing (NYSE: BA) has delivered the first copy of its new 737 MAX. The plane, a 737 MAX 8, has been handed over to the airline Malindo Air in the installations of the centre of deliveries of Seattle. The airline based in Malaysia has become the first to operate the 737 MAX in commercial service.
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“This aircraft will transform the market for single-aisle,” said Kevin McAllister, president & CEO of the Aviation division Commercial aircraft. “The 737 MAX 8 is the best aircraft in its class ; it offers our customers technical and economic performance outstanding. ”
“We are pleased to receive from Boeing the first Boeing 737 MAX in the world,” said Chandran Rama Muthy, CEO of Malindo Air. “The Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft have supported our company throughout its growth, and we are convinced that the 737 MAX will become the centerpiece of our fleet. These new aircraft will allow us to serve more distant destinations, and will play a key role in the decline of the rates that will benefit our clients. ”
The family 737 MAX is designed to offer the highest level of flexibility, reliability and efficiency on the aircraft market single-aisle. Each aircraft will benefit from the new development Boeing Sky Interior, with its walls of a modern design and portholes larger and more pleasant, lighting LED diodes, which expands the perception of space inside the cabin and more space to stow luggage in compartments swivel located above the seats.
The 737 MAX is the plane that is sold the most quickly in the history of Boeing. To date, it totals almost 3 700 orders from 87 customers around the world.
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