Benzinga | Jan 25, 2021 08:04AM EST

Alaska Airlines Says Has Accepted First Delivery Of A Boeing 737-9 MAX Plane

SEATTLE, Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines has accepted delivery of its first Boeing 737-9 MAX airplane, marking a new phase of modernizing the airline's fleet in the coming years. Alaska pilots flew the aircraft on a short flight yesterday from the Boeing Delivery Center at Boeing Field in Seattle to the company's hangar at Sea-Tac International Airport with a small group of Alaska's top leadership on board.