Aircraft
Indian Start-up Akasa Builds Boeing Fleet With $9 Billion Deal
India's Akasa Air ordered 72 Boeing 737 Max-8 narrowbodies to start services in 2022, as Air Tanzania expands fleet with a mix of 787, 767, and 737 Maxes.
New Indian carrier Akasa Air ordered 72 Boeing 737 Max airliners at the Dubai Airshow. (Photo: Boeing)
New Indian carrier Akasa Air ordered 72 Boeing 737 Max airliners at the Dubai Airshow. (Photo: Boeing)

Indian start-up Akasa Air on Tuesday kick-started the development of its fleet with a $9 billion order for 72 Boeing 737 Max narrowbodies. In a November 16 announcement at the Dubai Airshow, the new operator said it will take an unspecified mix of the 737-8 and the higher-capacity 737-8-200 model as it prepares to launch services in the summer of 2022.