LOT to be first airline to fly Boeing 737 MAX 8

Next year, LOT Polish Airlines will receive four used Boeing 737s, and in 2018 will start receiving new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, LOT announced today at a press conference at which it presented plans for the development of its fleet.

As part of the agreement signed with Boeing, LOT will lease four used Boeing 737-800 NGs. But this is only the beginning, as the national carrier has also signed a contract with Boeing for the delivery of six Boeing 737 MAX 8s by 2020. LOT will be the first airline in the world to fly this new Boeing plane. The aircraft will be delivered in stages every year from 2017 to 2020. LOT also has the option of ordering another five 737 MAX aircraft. This model has a capacity of 186 passengers.

These are not the only aircraft that will bolster LOT's fleet. Next July, LOT will receive its seventh and eighth Boeing Dreamliners to be used for long-haul flights.