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Fiji Airways signs for five B737 MAX 8s
November 25th 2016
Fiji Airways CEO, Andre Viljoen, said the airline has agreed to purchase five B737 MAX 8s, with 170 business and economy seats, with deliveries scheduled from 2018. Read More » The aircraft would operate to Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu.
"Boeing is honored that Fiji Airways has selected the 737 MAX for its fleet renewal plan. We look forward to welcoming Fiji Airways as our newest 737 MAX customer," said Dinesh Keskar, senior vice president, Asia Pacific & India Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Two of the MAXs will arrive in Nadi in 2018, with the remaining three to follow in 2019. They will replace the airline’s four B737-800s and a -700. The carrier has three A330-200s and an A330-300 for long-haul services to Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Singapore.
