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Boeing
- Stock Code:
- BA
- Business Type:
- Planemaker
- Date Founded:
- 1916-07-15
- CEO:
- Dave Calhoun
- Headquarters Location:
- Chicago, USA
- Key Product Lines:
- Boeing 737, Boeing 747, Boeing 757, Boeing 767, Boeing 777, Boeing 787
Summary
- Kazakhstan-based SCAT Airlines is expanding its fleet by ordering seven Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
- In addition to the 737 MAXs, it also operates 737 Classic and 737 Next Generation aircraft.
- Boeing said that SCAT Airlines returning to order more 737 MAX aircraft is a testament to the type’s good performance.
Kazakhstan-based SCAT Airlines ordered seven Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, expanding its fleet of the type. Ch-aviation data showed that the airline currently operates three 737 MAX 8 and five 737 MAX 9s, with one additional 737 MAX 9 scheduled to be delivered to the airline in due time. In addition to the MAX aircraft, the airline even has eight 737 Classic aircraft, split between five 737-300 and three 737-500, as well as nine 737 Next Generation (NG) jets, namely one 737-700 and eight 737-800.
Dynamically developing airline
Vladimir Denissov, the President of SCAT Airlines, said that the carrier is the “most dynamically developing airline in Kazakhstan, and it has the largest aircraft fleet in the country.” As such, adding seven additional 737 MAX 8s will further increase its capacity, with Denissov adding that,
“It will also positively affect the timely execution of flight schedules. The company will get an opportunity to expand its route network and offer passengers even more travel destinations.”
Meanwhile, Brad McMullen, the Senior Vice President of Commercial Sales and Marketing at Boeing, said that SCAT Airlines returning to order more 737 MAX “is a testament to SCAT’s confidence in the value, performance and reliability of the 737 MAX family.” McMullen also pointed out that Boeing is eager to support the carrier’s “network expansion and continuing to play an integral role in their long-term success.”