Aeromexico announces fleet changes

As part of its bankruptcy-reorganisation, Aeromexico has announced it has reached agreements with Boeing and several lessors regarding its fleet. Most notable is that the airline will take delivery of 20 additional B737MAXs (both -8s and -9s) and four B787-9s. Nine of the B737s are due to be delivered before summer and the rest later this year and next year.

Originally, the airline still had 54 B737MAXs on order (eleven -8s and 43 -9s), which means this new deal also means the cancellation of 34 B737MAXs. Aeromexico still was planning to take delivery of two B787-9s via lessor Avolon and it's currently unclear if the four announced B787-9s include these two, or that it has ordered four additional B787s with Boeing. We will probably see that in the manufacturer's order update of April.

Next to this, Aeromexico reached agreements with lessors for amended lease-deals for sixteen aircraft currently in the fleet; six B737-8s, five B737-800s, two B787-8s and three B787-9s.

In total, the airline currently has a fleet of five B737-700s, 31 B737-800s, six B737-8s, eight B787-8s and ten B787-9s. Its subsidiary Aeromexico Connect operates 47 ERJ190s.

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