Boeing has delivered the first 737-8 airplane to Bonza, a low-cost Airline soon to commence business in Australia. With this delivery, Bonza airlines became the first Australian carrier to fly the new 737 MAX. Bonza held an arrival ceremony to commemorate the milestone and welcome the arrival of the fuel-efficient 737-8 at its Sunshine Coast base.
The 737-8 jet will help Bonza Airlines to optimize its domestic operations, at the same time will reduce the fuel use and carbon emissions by 20% and will help the carrier create a 50% smaller noise footprint than the previous generation airplanes.
“We are beyond excited to welcome our first 737 MAX to Sunshine Coast Airport and with so much buzz around the country for Bonza, we hope today is also exciting for the communities we’ll be flying to,” said Tim Jordan, CEO of Bonza. “Our teams have been working hard behind the scenes to reach this significant milestone and we cannot wait to launch operations in the near future. The efficiency, reliability and overall capability of the 737 MAX will enable us to provide our customers with low-cost flights and the highest level of comfort onboard,” he added.