Thu, Jan 27, 2011
Carrier Adding To Fleet Of 114 Of The Single-Aisle
Airliners
Boeing and Alaska Airlines announced an order for 15
Next-Generation 737 airplanes Tuesday, comprised of 13 737-900ERs
(extended range) and two 737-800s. The 737-900ER is a new model for
the Alaska Airlines fleet. The contract, which includes exercised
options previously placed by Alaska, is valued at $1.3 billion at
list prices.
The largest and newest model in the 737 family, the 737-900ER
can carry up to 26 more passengers or fly about 500 nautical miles
(926 km) farther than the 737-900. The longer range of the
737-900ER will connect distant city pairs across continents, such
as Seattle to Orlando, Fla., in a generous two-class configuration.
It has substantial economic advantages over competing models,
including six percent lower operating costs per trip and four
percent lower operating costs per seat mile. Alaska Airlines plans
to operate the 737-900ER in a two-class configuration with 178 to
184 seats.
"The reliability and efficiency of our 737 fleet has been a
direct contributor to our strong financial performance," said Brad
Tilden, president of Alaska Airlines. "The 737-900ER will be a
perfect fit for our transcontinental, high traffic west coast and
mid-continental markets and will be the most fuel efficient
airplane in our fleet. We look forward to adding the same 'Proudly
All Boeing' logo to these airplanes that already adorns the rest of
our 737 fleet."
The Next-Generation 737s will add capability to Alaska Airlines'
fleet of 114 737s currently serving 61 destinations in the United
States, Canada and Mexico.
"Alaska Airlines has established a strong record of operational
and financial performance by operating a highly efficient and
flexible all-Boeing 737 fleet," said Marlin Dailey, vice president
of Sales and Marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "The
addition of these Next-Generation 737s demonstrates our hometown
partner's strong investment in its future growth. It also speaks to
the continuous improvements we are making to the Next-Generation
737 in terms of efficiency, economics, reliability and passenger
comfort."
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