EL AL has signed a contract for four 737-900ERs

The Boeing 737-900ER is the newest member of the Next-Generation 737 airplane family. The contract for the supply of four planes is worth a total of US$343.2 million
 
 
Press release issued by Boeing late last week noted that the American aircraft manufacturer and EL AL Airlineshave signed a contract for the supply of four 737-900ERs that are worth a total of US$343.2 million.
 
The Boeing 737-900ER is the newest member of the Next-Generation 737 airplane family. It can seat up to 215 passengers in a single-class configuration and has a range of up to 3,265 nautical miles (6,045 km). The 737-900ER offers 6% lower operating costs per trip and 4% lower operating costs per seat mile than competing models.
 
EL AL's 737-900ERs will incorporate a package of performance improvements that will reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions by 2 percent – making the airplane a full 7 percent more efficient than the first Next-Generation 737s delivered.
 
Elyezer Shkedy, EL AL’s CEO, said in a statement “These additional airplanes will help us expand our fleet to meet the growing demand from our customers. We will use the Boeing 737-900ERs to replace the current fleet of 757-200s and to serve the growing markets in our network,”.