FLEET / ORDER - Korean Air converts 12 B737-8s to -10s

Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) has converted 12 of its thirty B737-8s ordered in November 2015 to the larger B737-10s. The airline expects deliveries of the aircraft by the end of 2029.

The airline disclosed the adjustment in a stock exchange filing on August 6.

The South Korean flag carrier has already taken 11 of the 30 firm-ordered B737-8s. Six are operated by the mainline, while the other five have been placed with a low-cost carrier subsidiary, Jin Air. Following the conversion, the airline now expects to take seven more B737-8s and the twelve -10s.

Korean Air is taking the B737 MAX to replace its ageing fleet of B737NGs. It currently operates two B737-800s, nine B737-900s, and six B737-900ERs. Jin Air operates nineteen B737-800s and three B737-900s. Although it has never operated any A320ceo Family aircraft, Korean Air is now also adding Airbus narrowbodies - it already operates sixteen A321-200NX and has a further 40 on firm order from the manufacturer.

 CH Aviation