I-Alaska Airlines ibhengeze namhlanje ukuba isebenzisa iinketho zokuthenga iinqwelomoya ezingama-52 ze-Boeing 737 MAX ukuze zihanjiswe phakathi kwe-2024 kunye ne-2027, ikhulisa iinqwelomoya eziqinisekisiweyo ze-737 MAX ukusuka kwi-94 ukuya kwi-146.

I-Alaska iphinde yafumana amalungelo kwiinqwelomoya ze-105 ngaphezulu ngo-2030, iqinisekisa ukufikelela kwinqwelomoya eyaneleyo yokutshintshwa kweenqwelo kunye nokukhula. Esi sivumelwano simele ukuzinikela okukhulu kwinqwelomoya yexesha elizayo kwimbali yenkampani yomoya.

“Olu tyalo-mali lukhusela iinqwelomoya ukuze zikhulise ukukhula kwethu kule minyaka ilishumi izayo, esaziyo ukuba iya kuba lithuba lokhuphiswano,” utshilo umphathi weAlaska Airlines uBen Minicucci. "Siyazingca ngesiseko esomeleleyo sezemali esibeka ngokukodwa iAlaska ukuba izinikele kwikamva lethu, kunye nentsebenziswano emangalisayo esabelana ngayo nomenzi weenqwelomoya wedolophu yethu eBoeing."

Sele sisebenza kwinqwelo-moya ye-35 737-9, silindele ukwamkela ukuhanjiswa kwezinye iinqwelomoya ze-43 MAX phakathi ngoku kunye nokuphela kuka-2023 - ngelo xesha siya kuphinda sisebenzise inqwelo-moya ye-Boeing kuphela. Ukusebenza kwe-737-9 kugqithise okulindelekileyo kuqoqosho kunye nokusebenza kakuhle kwamafutha, kunye nokwaneliseka kweendwendwe.

Lo myalelo ubeka iinqanawa zaseAlaska njengenye yezona nqwelo zisebenzayo, zinobuhlobo nokusingqongileyo, kwaye zinengeniso kushishino. Umyalelo ubandakanya i-737-8, i-737-9 kunye ne-737-10 yeenqwelomoya, eyenza i-Alaska ifanise ngokufanelekileyo ubungakanani benqwelomoya kunye nokukwazi kunye neempawu zemarike. Sinoguquko olupheleleyo lokutshintsha phakathi kwe-737 MAX imifuziselo ngokufanelekileyo.

“Njengoko iAlaska Airlines ikhulisa iinqanawa zayo ngokuzinzileyo, usapho lwe-737 MAX lubonelela ngokusebenza kokusingqongileyo kunye nokuguquguquka kokwandisa inkonzo kuthungelwano lwendlela,” utshilo uStan Deal, umongameli kunye ne-CEO ye-Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Yakhelwe kumzi-mveliso wethu waseRenton kufutshane nekomkhulu laseAlaska eWashington State, ezi nqwelomoya ziya kuthwala abakhweli zibase kwiindawo eziya kuzo kwiminyaka ezayo.

Lo myalelo unika i-Alaska umgca wokujonga ukusebenza ngaphezu kwe-250 737 MAX uchungechunge lweenqwelo-moya ngo-2030. Ukuguquguquka okwakhiwe kwisivumelwano kusivumela ukuba sihambelane nokuhanjiswa kwethu kunye neemeko zoqoqosho ngelixa sigcina indawo yethu kumgca wemveliso.