{"id":40222,"date":"2023-07-29T13:47:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T08:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=40222"},"modified":"2023-07-29T19:22:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T13:52:15","slug":"akasa-air-first-boeing-737-max-8-200-leaves-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/29\/akasa-air-first-boeing-737-max-8-200-leaves-seattle\/","title":{"rendered":"Akasa Air First Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 leaves Seattle | Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SEATTLE-<\/strong> India’s youngest and greenest carrier, Akasa Air (QP)<\/a> first Boeing<\/a> 737 MAX 8-200, has taken off from Boeing Field Airport (BFI) in Seattle and is on the move to its first stop at Reykjavik (KEF) in Iceland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the first time that Indian carriers will operate the high-capacity 737-8-200 variant. This aircraft will be the 20th one to join the QP all-Boeing MAX fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Akasa Air Takes Delivery of 737 MAX 8-200<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to flight tracking website FlightRadar24 data, the Akasa Air flight operating as QP9520 Boeing 737-8-200, took off from BFI at 2:30 AM UTC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flight is currently en route to Keflav\u00edk International Airport (KEF) in Iceland. It is expected to land for refueling at KEF at 10 AM UTC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further, the aircraft will take off again and possibly land at Delhi (DEL) by tomorrow (30 July 2023). The aircraft has the registration VT-YAV, and it is three-year-old aircraft. But in Planspotters.net, it shows four months; that’s probably the date of VT-YAV registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: BFI Watch ca350<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Aircraft History<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

VietJet (VJ) announced last year that it would receive 200 Boeing 737 MAXs for its facilities from 2024. The order included 106 MAX 10s, 66 MAX 8s, and 28 MAX-200s. However, at least one aircraft originally intended for VietJet appears to be en route to India instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aircraft, with test registration N4027G<\/strong> (line 7859), had been designated for VietJet, but it was not accepted and is registered with QP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First 737-8200 for @AkasaAir<\/a> has completed tail fitting rework at Moses Lake and ferried back to Boeing Field this afternoon. The Indian LCC will be the first airline outside Ryanair group to take delivery of this configuration which allows seating up to 200 passengers. pic.twitter.com\/vY7qjOErxb<\/a><\/p>— BFI Watch (@bfi_watch_ca350) July 8, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>