Aerolineas Argentinas Continues Fleet Modernization with Aircraft Deal

Boeing and Aerolineas Argentinas, the flag carrier of Argentina, have completed an agreement for 20 Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes.

The agreement, valued at $1.8 billion at list prices, will play a key role in Aerolineas Argentinas’ continued efforts to modernize its fleet and increase passenger satisfaction.

At a signing ceremony in Buenos Aires today, Mariano Recalde, president, Aerolineas Argentinas and Austral Lineas Aereas, and Van Rex Gallard, vice president of sales, Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, formalized the agreement, which will help Aerolineas build on a fleet of 26 Next-Generation 737s currently operated by the Argentine carrier.

The Argentine government’s investment in the Next-Generation 737 helps build the foundation for industrial development in Argentina, providing capacity to fuel its economic objectives.

At the heart of Argentina’s domestic and intra-South American network, the 737 fleet will unlock demand for air transport there and shape its infrastructure modernization.