Air Europa (UX, Palma de Mallorca) has taken delivery of its first B737-8, marking the beginning of its narrowbody fleet renewal programme.
EC-OGS (msn 62918) was ferried from Seattle Boeing Field via Glasgow International to Madrid Barajas on May 21-22, according to the Flightradar24 ADS-B data. The aircraft can seat up to 189 passengers in a single-class cabin and is on lease from AerCap.
Air Europa confirmed to ch-aviation that the B737-8 was scheduled enter revenue service on June 23, operating flights from Madrid Barajas to Amsterdam Schiphol and Brussels National, but it did not rule out the possibility of deploying the aircraft earlier. Starting October 1, the -8 will also operate the route Madrid-Paris Orly.
The airline plans to initially use its B737-8 fleet on medium-haul routes. However, as more aircraft arrive, it will start deploying the type on short-haul routes and domestic services.
Air Europa expects to add three more B737-8s by the end of 2025, and a dozen more in 2026, and it hopes to have twenty of the type in its fleet by the middle of 2027. In total, the airline plans to renew its fleet with thirty B737-8s, purchasing twenty directly from Boeing and leasing ten from AerCap, ch-aviation Commercial Aviation Aircraft Data data reveals.
The carrier currently operates eighteen B737-800s, ten B787-8s, and seventeen B787-9s, while technical subsidiary Aeronova operates eight B737-800s.
