Air Astana Says Signals Intent To Buy 30 Boeing 737 MAX

Umer Jamshaid Published November 19, 2019 | 02:13 PM

Kazakhstan's flag carrier Air Astana said Tuesday it had signed a "letter of intent" to buy 30 Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft, with the order to be finalised in coming months.

Boeing said the planes would "serve as the backbone" of Air Astana's new low-cost carrier FlyArystan

Dubai, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Nov, 2019 ) :Kazakhstan's flag carrier Air Astana said Tuesday it had signed a "letter of intent" to buy 30 Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft, with the order to be finalised in coming months.

Boeing said the planes would "serve as the backbone" of Air Astana's new low-cost carrier FlyArystan.

Boeing secured a $1.2 billion sale to Turkey's SunExpress of the troubled 737 MAX at the Dubai Airshow on Monday, the first firm order since the model was grounded after two crashes that left a total of 346 people dead.