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Southwest Airlines Orders 100 Boeing 737 Max 7s
The latest batch of Boeing narrowbodies on order from Southwest calls for first deliveries in 2022.
Southwest Airlines has now placed firm orders for 200 Boeing 737 Max 7s (foreground) and 147 Max 8s. (Image: Boeing)
Southwest Airlines has now placed firm orders for 200 Boeing 737 Max 7s (foreground) and 147 Max 8s. (Image: Boeing)

Southwest Airlines and Boeing have agreed on terms for a much-anticipated order for 100 737 Max 7s to replace the airline’s 737-700s, the companies confirmed Monday. A multi-year evaluation by Southwest pitted the smallest Max variant against the Airbus A220-300, raising the possibility that the airline might deviate from its all-Boeing fleet for the first time ever. The deal calls for delivery of the first 30 Max 7s to Southwest next year.