SMBC Aviation Capital Expands Fleet with Landmark Order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft
Aviation News – Global leasing leader SMBC Aviation Capital has placed a firm order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes to meet growing global demand...
Aviation News – Global leasing leader SMBC Aviation Capital has placed a firm order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes to meet growing global demand...
Boeing and SMBC Aviation Capital on July 20, 2026 announced that the global aviation finance platform and lessor has ordered 100 737 MAX airplanes, including 60 737-10 and 40 737-8 jets. The 737-10 order represents SMBC Aviation Capital’s first purchase for the 737 MAX family’s highest capacity variant. With this order, SMBC Aviation Capital increases […]

Leasing company becomes the largest customer for the 737-10 with first order for Boeing's largest MAX variant

Japanese-owned leasing firm SMBC Aviation Capital placed an order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft on July 20,…

The agreement to exercise most of the options from Riyadh Air’s 2023 order also includes the conversion of 20 airplanes to the larger 787-10 variant. Follow Aeronews on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and TikTok The announcement includes a previously unidentified purchase of 11 of the ultra-efficient widebody jets. Once...
Boeing secured fresh commitments for up to 128 aircraft on the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow, with SMBC Aviation Capital ordering 100 737 MAX jets and Riyadh Air expanding its 787 Dreamliner fleet. SMBC Aviation Capital ordered 60 737-10 and 40 737-8 aircraft, marking the lessor’s first purchase of the largest 737 MAX […]

Big news out of the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow!
Dublin-based SMBC Aviation Capital has ordered 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, including its first purchase of the 737-10 variant, as the lessor…

Boeing and SMBC Aviation Capital announced that the global aviation finance platform and lessor has ordered 100 737 MAX airplanes, including 60 737-10 and 40 737-8 jets. The 737-10 order […]

Kelly Ortberg reveals major plans ahead of Farnborough Airshow showcase.
The Algerian flag carrier received the first of its 10 737 Max 8s, marking the start of a narrowbody fleet renewal programme. The aircraft was handed over on July 11, at Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) in Algiers. Renewal begins, but the ageing fleet remains Registered 7T-VLQ and named El Houria (“Freedom”), the jet is configured […]

The Chicago-based airline expects to take delivery of up to 20 737 MAX 10s in 2027.

Decision follows eight months of production oversight as regulator moves closer to approving the 737 MAX 7

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is once again letting Boeing consistently issue airworthiness certificates for new 737 MAXs and 787s, years after that was yanked due to production quality issues. This is good news from an efficiency standpoint, but can Boeing be trusted?
After years of intense scrutiny, the FAA has finally returned Boeing the authority to certify airworthiness certificates.
United Airlines races to complete its Boeing 737 MAX 8 swap-out in Guam two months earlier than planned.

Ryanair is notable for asking Boeing to build a specific MAX 8 variant for high-density seating, while others configure A350s ten-abreast.

FAA approval expected this summer will clear the way for Southwest to receive the first aircraft