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Akasa gets first purpose-built Boeing 737 Max plane

Financial Express Kolkata

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December 12, 2025

AKASAAIR HAS taken delivery of its first purpose-built Boeing 737 Max 8-200, marking a shift from its earlier strategy of inducting aircraft originally built for other carriers.

- AKBAR MERCHANT

The jet, registered VT-YBH, arrived in Bengaluru on December 10 and becomes the 31st Boeing 737-8 Max in the airline’s fleet. The newest addition is the first built from the ground up to the airline’s specifications.

Akasa has a firm order for 226 Boeing 737 Max aircraft powered by CFM LEAP-1B engines.

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