Wed, Aug 26, 2009
Purchase Brings Canadian Airline's 737 Fleet To 95 Planes
Boeing and Canadian airline WestJet
have agreed to an order for 14 additional Next-Generation 737-700s
on Monday. The airline currently flies an all-Boeing fleet of 81
Next-Generation 737s.
"WestJet pioneered low-cost flying in
Canada with a growing fleet of the world's most popular jetliner
and has emerged as a leader among the world's airlines," said Kevin
Schemm, Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president, North America
Sales. "We value our partnership with WestJet and its continued
endorsement of the Next-Generation 737."
WestJet also has announced a plan to reschedule 16 leased and
direct-purchase airplanes.
"The new order of Boeing 737-700s will enable us to continue
serving our guests with one of the most modern fleets in the air,"
said Sean Durfy, WestJet president and CEO. "At the same time,
we'll have enhanced flexibility to deliver on our vision of
becoming one of the top five airlines in the world by 2016."
Including today's order, WestJet has 54 additional
Next-Generation 737s scheduled for delivery.
Nearly 120 customers around the world have ordered more than
5,000 Next-Generation 737s. Boeing has more than 2,100 unfilled
orders for the Next-Generation 737 valued at more than $158 billion
at current list prices.
Earlier this year, Boeing
announced performance enhancements to the Next-Generation 737,
which will reduce fuel consumption by 2 percent by 2011 through a
combination of airframe and engine improvements.
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