https://investor.alaskaair.com/news-...ased-737-9-max
Alaska Airlines announced a transaction today that continues the optimization of its mainline fleet. As part of the agreement, Alaska will sell 10 Airbus A320s to Air Lease Corporation, and subsequently lease 13 new Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft from them. The 13 737-9 MAX aircraft will be delivered from fourth quarter 2021 through 2022. Alaska will lease the A320s back from Air Lease for a short period of time after the transaction closes.
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The 13 leased aircraft are in addition to the 32 MAX Alaska
currently has on order with Boeing – five of which are expected to be flying by summer 2021. Alaska
will begin flying the 737-9 MAX in March 2021
. Read more about how Alaska
will prepare to fly its first MAX at alaskaair.com/737MAX.