Air Lease has delivered the first of five new Boeing 737-8 (MAX) aircraft to Air Canada under a long-term lease signed in 2023, marking the start of scheduled handovers that will support the carrier’s narrowbody fleet renewal and provide additional short- and medium-haul frequency flexibility.
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Air Lease’s handover is the first of five 737-8s under a 2023 long-term lease, directly supporting Air Canada’s narrowbody renewal and fleet commonality initiatives, including Rouge’s transition to an all‑MAX lineup (see source:7e245285-b2e1-4f3f-ad00-54e44590a8ba).
The delivery aligns with a broader MAX delivery pipeline and production recovery — relevant to capacity and lead‑time planning as Boeing increases output (see source:ed7118e7-a563-40d4-b512-48553d9d1773 and the 737 MAX tracker source:da2c5d69-bc30-4134-b76a-6c968fbd6723).
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