JOHANNESBURG, February 27 (ANA) - South African-based airline Comair said on Wednesday its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 had left the manufacturer’s factory in Seattle en route to its home base in Johannesburg, to join the airline’s British Airways fleet.
Comair operates domestic routes as a British Airways franchisee and also operates as a low-cost carrier under its own kulula.com brand.
Comair said it had ordered eight of these aircraft as part of its fleet renewal strategy, with the last one due for delivery in 2022. It is the first airline in southern Africa to acquire the 737 MAX 8 and the new aircraft will replace its remaining Boeing 737-400s.
Comair’s two airline brands, British Airways -- which it operates under licence -- and kulula.com, fly to 11 destinations in South and southern Africa and the Indian Ocean region.
- African News Agency (ANA)
