Alaska Airlines Upsizes Boeing MAX Order, Pivots Away from Airbus

Alaska 737-9 on tarmac
Credit: Boeing
Alaska Airlines reached an agreement in principle with Boeing to take as many as 120 new 737-9 jets in coming years, marking the first sale of a MAX aircraft to a U.S.-based customer since the type was grounded nearly two years ago. The restructured order boosts Seattle-based Alaska’s firm...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s AAM Report.

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