Royal Air Maroc signs long-term lease for 13 Boeing 737-8s from DAE, deliveries due 2027

Royal Air Maroc has signed a long-term dry lease with Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) for 13 new Boeing 737-8 (737 MAX 8) aircraft, with deliveries scheduled in 2027. The deal boosts RAM's narrowbody capacity and feeds its broader fleet expansion plans.

Discovered 2026-01-29T03:01:12.675372-08:00 | 2026-01-29T03:01:12.675372-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Adds 13 Boeing 737-8 narrowbodies with 2027 deliveries, a measurable capacity increase that directly supports RAM's planned fleet scaling and network growth context.
  • The agreement is a long-term dry lease from DAE, underscoring lessors' pivotal role in financing airline fleet plans and sustaining secondary-market liquidity for MAX jets as carriers manage cash and delivery timing.
  • Scheduled deliveries align with Boeing's wider 737 MAX production ramp-up, relevant to airlines and lessors tracking the MAX delivery pipeline and availability production context and ongoing MAX programme updates (see tracker).

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