{"id":40502,"date":"2023-08-01T12:51:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T07:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=40502"},"modified":"2023-08-11T15:37:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T10:07:39","slug":"first-look-akasa-air-welcomes-new-boeing-737-max-8-200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/01\/first-look-akasa-air-welcomes-new-boeing-737-max-8-200\/","title":{"rendered":"First Look: Akasa Air Welcomes New Boeing 737 MAX 8-200"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BENGALURU-<\/strong> India&#8217;s youngest and greenest carrier, <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Akasa+Air\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Akasa Air (QP)<\/a>, welcomes the country&#8217;s first Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 type aircraft Today, August 1, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Akasa Air recently reported an operating loss of \u20b9602 crore. The airline&#8217;s revenue amounted to \u20b9777.8 crore. At the same time, its operational expenses reached \u20b91,866 crore, per data presented by Minister of State for Civil Aviation VK Singh in Lok Sabha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-2-1024x683.png\" alt=\"India's youngest and greenest carrier, Akasa Air (QP), welcomes the country's first Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 type aircraft Today, August 1, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-40505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-2-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-2-1600x1067.png 1600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-2-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-2-2048x1366.png 2048w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-2-750x500.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-2-1140x760.png 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Akasa Air<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-akasa-air-welcomes-737-max\">Akasa Air Welcomes 737 MAX<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The airline celebrated this milestone and shared some highlights on its social media pages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The airline on Twitter wrote, &#8220;Thrilled to welcome our 20th aircraft in Bengaluru today! This landmark addition to our fleet makes us the first airline in Asia to receive the Boeing 737-8-200 aircraft. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/20AndCounting?src=hashtag_click\">#20AndCounting<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ItsYourSky?src=hashtag_click\">#ItsYourSky<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thrilled to welcome our 20th aircraft in Bengaluru today! This landmark addition to our fleet also makes us the first airline in Asia to receive the Boeing 737-8-200 aircraft. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/20AndCounting?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#20AndCounting<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ItsYourSky?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ItsYourSky<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RSEUcKGmRg\">pic.twitter.com\/RSEUcKGmRg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Akasa Air (@AkasaAir) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AkasaAir\/status\/1686269411613892608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong>&nbsp;Boeing 737 MAX 200<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To cater to the demands of the rapidly expanding low-cost aviation sector, Boeing designed the 737 MAX 200.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This variant will comprise about 35 percent of the single-aisle airline capacity by 2033. Although the core of the single-aisle market will remain at 160 seats, the 737 MAX 200 will offer carriers like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Ryanair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ryanair (FR)<\/a>&nbsp;the potential to generate revenue from 11 extra seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-3-1024x683.png\" alt=\"India's youngest and greenest carrier, Akasa Air (QP), welcomes the country's first Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 type aircraft Today, August 1, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-40506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-3-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-3-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-3-1600x1067.png 1600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-3-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-3-2048x1366.png 2048w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-3-750x500.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Akasa Air<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rapid-growth-and-new-orders-update\">Rapid Growth and New Orders Update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Akasa Air has a fleet of 19&nbsp;Boeing&nbsp;737 MAX 8. Upon adding the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/08\/first-look-akasa-air-new-boeing-737-max-8-200-in-full-livery-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">20th aircraft<\/a>, the airline will become eligible for international operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dube highlighted their strong financial position. He stated, &#8220;We were adequately funded to order 72 aircraft and can add 4 more. We are also adequately funded to place another three-digit aircraft order by year-end.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dube&#8217;s optimism about Akasa Air&#8217;s growth prospects comes from large-scale aircraft orders by Indian carriers such as Air India and IndiGo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=IndiGo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IndiGo (6E)<\/a>&nbsp;recently ordered 500 aircraft from Airbus, while&nbsp;Air India (AI)&nbsp;ordered 470 jets from Boeing and Airbus. However, Dube emphasized that Akasa Air focuses on building a sustainable airline that will endure over time rather than chasing rapid expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. Further, follow us on social media for the latest updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/s\/aviationa2z\" rel=\"nofollow\">Telegram Group&nbsp;<\/a>for the Latest Aviation Updates. 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