LOT gets first Boeing next gen 737 plane

Polish state-owned airline LOT received its first of the four ordered Boeing 737-800 Next Generation planes. The model, capable of carrying up to 186 passengers, is the largest narrow-body aircraft to date, and will begin his operations this month. The rest of the planes will arrive by end-June, and will fly mostly on the European routes. The planes are leased from AerCap. “Thanks to attractive lease terms, we can quickly make up for time lost, increasing the number of flights on some of the most popular routes and launching new flights, such as to central Asia. Thanks to those aircraft we have such an opportunity,” LOT CEO Rafał Milczarski said. Next year, LOT will receive, at least three of nine ordered, latest Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes.