European carrier Luxair has received its first Boeing 737 Max, on lease from Standard Chartered Aviation Finance. The Luxembourg-based airline released photos of the 737-8's (registered LX-LBL) arrival via social media on 2 July.
Fleet data shows the aircraft was built in 2018 and delivered from Boeing to now-defunct Air Italy under an order of the carrier's shareholder Qatar Airways. The twinjet became part of Standard Chartered's portfolio of managed aircraft via a sale-and-lease-back deal after delivery. It had not been in airline service since Air Italy's demise in 2020, and was listed as being under operational control by Boeing Capital. In March 2023, Luxair disclosed a four-year lease deal with the US airframer for two 737-8s from this year's summer season as part of an order for two more of the type, scheduled for delivery in 2026. The airline said at the time it was is in talks with Boeing to purchase two additional 737-8s for delivery when the leases for the two initial Max jets expire in 2027. At Paris air show in June, Luxair ordered four 737-7s from Boeing. In addition to its first Max, the airline's fleet comprises four 737-700s, four 737-800s, two Embraer 190s and 11 De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprops.

Air Inuit has announced it will purchase three Boeing 737NG-800 aircraft to gradually replace the Canadian airline's less fuel-efficient 737-200s during the next 24 months. The Montreal-based carrier that operates passenger, charter and cargo flights says that these three 737NGs will be customised with cargo doors to operate both air freight and commercial flights. Air Inuit's main hub is at Kuujjuaq airport in Quebec and it provides services to the Nunavik region's 14 coastal villages to help support and preserve indigenous Inuit communities. "This fleet modernisation project and the growth of the region will require important governmental investments to upgrade Nunavik's airstrips," the airline says. "Discussions are currently underway with stakeholders to ensure this vision is developed in accordance with the priorities of community members." Along with the five 737-200s scheduled for replacement, the airline has a fleet of 11 De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 aircraft, seven Dash 6-300s and three Dash 8-100s in service, fleets data shows, along with three King Air 350 aircraft and one Boeing 737-300.

Philippines-based carrier Cebu Pacific plans to power its latest A320neo delivery from China with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The airline took delivery of the aircraft on 30 June from the manufacturer's final assembly line in Tianjin and plans to operate the delivery flight to Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila with a 41% SAF blend. The 188-seat aircraft marks its eighth aircraft delivery for this year out of a total of 15 for 2023. Cebu Pacific has been using blended SAF on delivery flights of its A320-family jets and A330neos from Airbus's Toulouse and Hamburg facilities. It ordered 10 new Neos in 2023 to support its plan to transition to an all-Neo fleet by 2028. Moreover, the airline is also receiving five additional aircraft via a long-term lease.