Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has signed long-term leases for 10 new Boeing 737-8 (MAX 8) aircraft to be placed with AJet, Turkish Airlines’ low-cost unit, with deliveries scheduled for 2026–2027 as the group targets roughly 70% NewGen, modern, fuel-efficient narrowbodies by 2026.
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The deal secures 10 new Boeing 737-8s on long-term lease for AJet/Turkish, with deliveries in 2026–27 and supports the group's stated target of ~70% NewGen narrowbodies by 2026.
It underscores active lessor placement in the region and growing appetite for new-generation narrowbodies; a similar market dynamic is visible as lessors expand via joint ventures and regional deals (see the Saudi lessor JV).
Leasing remains the go-to tool to add narrowbody capacity quickly ahead of network growth — a pattern seen in recent carrier MAX handovers and carriers using leases to surge winter capacity (see Vietjet's first MAX acceptance and SpiceJet's leased-jet winter plan).
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(TR) THY and AJet agree on 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft • airporthaber2.com
(DE) AJet expands fleet with ten Boeing 737 MAX 8 • aviation.direct
(DE) DAE leases ten Boeing 737 Max 8 to Ajet and Turkish Airlines • aerotelegraph.com
DAE signs long-term lease agreements with AJet and Turkish Airlines for 10 Boeing 737-8s • mrobusinesstoday.com
(NL) Turkish Airlines leases more Boeing 737s for AJet • pilootenvliegtuig.nl
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DAE signs long-term leases for 10 Boeing 737-8s with AJet and Turkish Airlines • Airline Economics
DAE place dix Boeing 737 MAX 8 chez AJet via Turkish Airlines • Le Journal de l’Aviation