Akasa Air orders four more Boeing 737 MAX planes at Paris air show

Akasa Air, India’s newest airline, has announced an order for four additional Boeing 737-8 jets at the ongoing Paris Air Show, a follow-up to the already placed order of 72 aircraft.

This order now takes the airline's fleet to a total of 76 aircraft which include 23 737-8s and 53 high-capacity 737-8-200 aircraft. The airline is also on course to announce another significant three-digit aircraft order by the end of 2023.

The additional order of four 737-8s is being made as Akasa Air targets to commence international operations by the end of 2023.

Since launching operations in August 2022, Akasa Air is the fastest-growing airline in the country with a fleet of 19 aircraft which has carried over 3 million revenue passengers and crossed the milestone of operating over 900 weekly flights with a published network of 36 unique routes connecting 16 cities.

The previously placed 72 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are powered by CFM fuel-efficient, LEAP-1B engines.

The 737 MAX family provides Akasa Air with greater range and fuel efficiency, reducing fuel use and carbon emissions 20% compared to older-generation airplanes.

In addition, the 737 MAX is a quieter airplane with a 50% smaller noise footprint, said Boeing in a statement.