Egypt to receive 8th Boeing jet from USA

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Mon, 16 Oct 2017 - 09:30 GMT

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Mon, 16 Oct 2017 - 09:30 GMT

Egypt Air - Press photo

Egypt Air - Press photo

CAIRO – 16 October 2017: Egypt Air delegation headed Monday to Boeing Headquarters in Seattle to receive a new Boeing Jet.

The eighth Boeing B737-800 NG airplane from the 737 Max family will arrive to Cairo in a couple of days, as part of a deal for nine airplanes that EgyptAir had purchased to join its fleet.

The delegation includes experts in different fields; they will be responsible for the final checks, trial voyage and will finish the receiving procedures.

This is the 65th airplane added to the six-year-old fleet according to a drawn replacement and renewal plan.

The airplane is a number 25 from a model that is considered the bestselling in the 737 Boeing families. The 737 delivers superior reliability, fuel efficiency and high-value return operators required in today's competitive market, according to Boeing’s official website.

The aircraft is part of a $864 million deal between EgyptAir and Boeing. It includes delivering nine airplanes to the Egyptian company by the end of 2017, according to the state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram. Egypt received the first jet in December 2016.

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