I-Alaska Airlines imemezele namuhla ukuthi isebenzisa izinketho zokuthenga izindiza ezingama-52 ze-Boeing 737 MAX ukuze zilethwe phakathi kuka-2024 no-2027, ikhulisa indiza yendiza eqinisekisiwe engu-737 MAX isuka ku-94 iye ku-146.
I-Alaska iphinde yathola amalungelo ezinye izindiza eziyi-105 ngo-2030, iqinisekisa ukufinyelela ezindizeni ezanele zokushintshwa nokukhula kwemikhumbi. Lesi sivumelwano simelela ukuzinikela okukhulu kakhulu kwendiza yesikhathi esizayo emlandweni wenkampani yezindiza.
"Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali kuvikela izindiza ukuze zikhulise ukukhula kwethu kule minyaka eyishumi ezayo, esaziyo ukuthi izoba yinzuzo enkulu yokuncintisana," kusho isikhulu se-Alaska Airlines uBen Minicucci. "Siyaziqhenya ngesisekelo esiqinile sezimali esibeka ngokukhethekile i-Alaska ukuthi izibophezele ekusaseni lethu, nangobambiswano oluhle kakhulu esiluhlanganyela nomkhiqizi wezindiza wedolobha lakithi e-Boeing."
Sesivele sisebenzisa uxhaxha lwezindiza ezingama-35 737-9, silindele ukwamukela ukulethwa kwesinye indiza engu-43 MAX phakathi kwamanje nasekupheleni kuka-2023 - ngaleso sikhathi sizophinde sisebenzise uxhaxha lwendiza ye-Boeing kuphela. Ukusebenza kwe-737-9 kudlule obekulindelwe kwezomnotho nokusebenza kahle kukaphethiloli, kanye nokwaneliseka kwezivakashi.
Leli oda libeka imikhumbi yase-Alaska njengenye yezindiza ezisebenza kahle kakhulu, ezinobungani kwemvelo, futhi ezinenzuzo embonini. I-oda lihlanganisa indiza engu-737-8, 737-9 kanye ne-737-10, okwenza i-Alaska ikwazi ukufanisa kahle usayizi wendiza namandla nezici zemakethe. Sinokuguquguquka okugcwele kokushintsha phakathi kwamamodeli angu-737 MAX ngokufanelekile.
“Njengoba i-Alaska Airlines ikhulisa imikhumbi yayo ngokuqhubekayo, umndeni we-737 MAX uhlinzeka ngokusebenza kwemvelo nokuvumelana nezimo ukuze wandise isevisi kuwo wonke umzila wawo,” kusho uStan Deal, umongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “Zakhelwe efekthri yethu i-Renton eduze nekomkhulu lase-Alaska esifundazweni sase-Washington, lezi zindiza zizothwala abagibeli zibayise ezindaweni iminyaka eminingi ezayo.”
Lo myalelo unikeza i-Alaska umugqa wokubuka ukuze isebenzise uchungechunge lwezindiza ezingaphezu kuka-250 737 MAX ngo-2030. Ukuvumelana nezimo okwakhelwe esivumelwaneni kusivumela ukuthi sifanise ukulethwa kwethu nezimo zezomnotho kuyilapho silondoloza indawo yethu emugqeni wokukhiqiza.
