Virgin Australia and Boeing will celebrate the delivery of the 100th 737 to this Australian airline. This is a great achievement for Virgin Australia which already has 70 Boeing 737-800 aircraft in its fleet.
A total of 100 Boeing 737 aircrafts this includes older models, 737-300 and 737-400, which is operated by the airline in the past years as Virgin Blue and Boeing 737 aircraft has been a mainstay for the company to serve domestic and international routes.
In addition to ordering the Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft, Virgin Australia also has booked the latest model of the Boeing 737, the Boeing 737 MAX. The airline ordered 23 Boeing 737 MAX 8s with delivery scheduled between 2019-2021.