Alaska Airlines converts 15 737-8 MAX 8 orders to MAX 9s

Alaska Airlines has converted 15 Boeing 737-9 MAX 8s on order to the larger 737-9 MAX 9. This brings its MAX 9 total on order to 32 according to FlightGlobal.

The first MAX aircraft will arrive in 2019.

Alaska initially ordered  20 737 MAX 8s, 17 737 MAX 9s and 13 Next-Generation 737-900ERs.

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