Flydubai showcases its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 at the Dubai Airshow

KAMPALA, UGANDA– Dubai-based flydubai has marked its fifth Dubai Airshow by unveiling its brand-new Boeing 737 MAX 8. This is the first aircraft to be delivered from the largest single-aisle Boeing aircraft order placed in the Middle East in the 2013 edition of the show.

The new aircraft, bearing the UAE registration mark A6-MAX, is the first of 76 aircraft on order from Boeing; all of which will be delivered by 2023. Six of these aircraft will join the flydubai fleet by the end of the last quarter of 2017.

flydubai’s Chairman, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said at the 2013 Dubai Airshow they made history by placing the largest order for this aircraft type in the Middle East.

“This was made before this aircraft took its first commercial flight. To see that commitment being fulfilled today is another milestone in Dubai’s aviation success story. The efficiency and enhanced performance this aircraft promises is going to play an important role in the new chapter of flydubai’s growth strategy,