S7 Airlines Receives Boeing 737-800NG

Russia’s S7 Airlines has taken delivery of its first new Boeing next-generation 737-800.

The aircraft has been received by Globus Airlines, which operates flights under the S7 Airlines brand, under lease from Cramington Aviation.

Globus Airlines said the aircraft is the first new Boeing Next Generation 737-800 in Russia and it will acquire another new airliner of the same type in May this year.

Boeing’s 737-800 is a stretched version of the 737-700, and replaces the 737-400.

The 737-800 seats 162 passengers in a two-class layout, or 189 in one class, and competes with the Airbus A320.