Jet Airways inducts first Boeing 737 Max plane

Jet Airways Thursday announced the induction of its first Boeing 737 Max plane, as it aims to expand operations in domestic and regional international routes, taking on aggressive competition from the likes of IndiGo.

The US plane maker claims the plane is 15% more fuel efficient than its predecessor the 737 NG (New Generation) planes, a factor that would help jet control costs at a time when fuel prices are inching up. Fuel prices are the biggest bill expense chunk for an airline.

Jet has ordered a total of 225 of the planes deliveries of which stretch beyong 2025. The airline currently has a fleet of 120 mostly Boeing planes that includes 86 narrow-bodied aircraft.


Jet plans to take delivery of 11 of the planes this financial year through March 31, 2019. It plans to deploy them on domestic routes as well as regional international routes starting with Abu Dhabi and including new ones in Africa and CIS countries.