Akasa Air to purchase 4 extra Boeing 737 Max planes; 3-digit plane order this yr | World News

Akasa Air on Wednesday mentioned it is going to purchase 4 extra Boeing 737 Max planes and announce a "three-digit" plane order this yr as a part of its growth plans.

These 4 planes can be along with the unique order guide of 72 Boeing 737 Max.

Whereas saying the choice to purchase 4 extra planes on Wednesday, Akasa Air additionally mentioned it's on target to announce one other vital three-digit plane order by the tip of 2023.

The announcement was made on the ongoing Paris Air Present.

It's a follow-up to the already positioned order of 72 plane taking it to a complete of 76 plane which embody 23 737-8s and 53 high-capacity 737-8-200 planes, the airline mentioned in a launch.

"As Akasa Air targets to start worldwide operations by the tip of 2023, the extra order of 4 737-8s will fortify the airline's plans to strengthen its growth technique," it mentioned.

Vinay Dube, Founder and CEO of Akasa Air, mentioned the airline is worked up so as to add 4 extra Boeing 737-8 to help our worldwide growth, taking the preliminary order of 72 plane to 76 to be delivered within the subsequent 4 years.

"Along with supporting our speedy home growth, these airplanes permit us to take full benefit of the class main 737-8 plane with its unparalleled vary, as we put together our foray into worldwide routes," Dube mentioned.

In line with him, Akasa Air set a benchmark within the 120-year historical past of world aviation by turning into the primary airline to succeed in a fleet dimension of 19 plane in lower than a yr of operations.

The airline, which began flying in August final yr, has 19 plane and the twentieth aircraft is to affix the fleet in July.

After having 20 planes in its fleet, the provider expects to start worldwide operations by the tip of 2023. It expects to have a complete of 72 planes by March 2027.

The airline is locations in Southeast Asia, Center East, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, amongst others, however continues to be in discussions with the federal government on the attainable locations.