Aircraft
Boeing Delivers Russia’s First 737 Max 8
Globus Airlines to fly 11 of the 176-seat jets as S7 Airlines
Globus Airlines begins operating its first Boeing 737 Max as S7 Airlines this week. (Photo: Boeing)
Globus Airlines begins operating its first Boeing 737 Max as S7 Airlines this week. (Photo: Boeing)

The latest delivery of a Boeing 737 Max makes Globus Airlines the first Russian operator of the model, as launch customer S7 Airlines prepares to supplement its partners’ fleet of 19 Boeing 737NGs with 11 of the CFM Leap-1B-powered narrowbodies. S7 took delivery from Los Angeles-based lessor Air Lease, which has committed to leasing nine Max 8s to the Siberian carrier.