Boeing delivers first 737 MAX to Aerolíneas Argentinas

Aerolíneas Argentinas has celebrated the delivery and commercial debut of the first 737 MAX airplane for the airline and for Latin America. Aerolíneas took delivery of the airplane, a MAX 8, in late November and flew the first commercial flight about a week later from Buenos Aires to Mendoza, becoming the first in the region to operate the new and improved 737 airplane. Aerolíneas Argentinas is experiencing strong growth, with a 15% increase in passenger traffic in the past year, and a 22% increase since 2015. To support that growth, the airline plans to take delivery of 12 MAX airplanes and use them on flights regionally and, later in 2018, to the Caribbean.