Aviation Capital Group orders 50 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft

Aviation Capital Group (ACG), an aircraft lessor with over 470 owned, managed, and committed aircraft in its portfolio, has expanded its Boeing 737 MAX order book with an additional 50 aircraft, split evenly between the 737 MAX 8 and 737 MAX 10.

On January 13, 2026, Boeing booked its second order of 2026, with the planemaker unveiling that ACG ordered 50 737 MAX aircraft, purchasing 25 737 MAX 8 and 25 737 MAX 10s.

According to Boeing, the 25 737 MAX 10 order is the single biggest order for the type by an aircraft lessor. The latest deal pushed ACG’s 737 MAX order book to 121, which includes 50 firm orders for the largest member of the 737 MAX aircraft family, resulting in ACG having the largest 737 MAX 10 backlog of any aircraft lessor.

Thomas Baker, the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ACG, said that the order enhanced the strategic value of the lessor’s order book, supporting a key pillar of its growth strategy, and reinforcing its commitment to new-generation aircraft.

Baker added that ACG now has 737 MAX delivery slots from 2026 to 2033, providing airlines with an option to lease new aircraft during that timeframe, if they had not already been committed to carriers.

With the planemaker’s single-aisle jet delivery slots being sold out until at least the end of the current decade, ACG’s order book could be an opportunity for airlines to get their hands on new aircraft without having to wait for deliveries for several years.

Still, the 737 MAX 10 has yet to be certified, which Boeing hoped would happen in 2026. In January, Boeing began the second test flying phase of the type, according to The Air Current.

On December 15, 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a rough plan on how it plans to certify the 737 MAX 10, as well as mandate retrofits on the current 737 MAX fleet, including the already flying variants, the 737 MAX 8 and 737 MAX 9.

Boeing’s proposed changes to the type include a “synthetic enhanced angle of attack [AoA] system, and a means to shut off stall warning and overspeed alerts.” The planemaker had to also address engine anti-ice (EAI) issues of the type for which it had requested, and eventually withdrew, an exemption from the FAA.

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Boeing’s orders and deliveries filings showed that as of November 30, 2025, ACG had 76 unfilled orders for the 737 MAX, and no other Boeing aircraft. Meanwhile, Airbus’ records indicated that at the end of 2025, ACG had unfilled orders for 16 A220-300, one A320neo, and 33 A321neo aircraft.

The European planemaker had already delivered four A220-300, 47 A320neo, and 45 A321neos to ACG’s customers, as well as a further 67 A320ceo family aircraft. 

For Boeing, this was the manufacturer’s second order in 2026. On January 7, Alaska Airlines said that it would order up to 145 aircraft from the planemaker, including up to 140 737 MAX 10 (35 options), and five 787s.

According to Alaska Airlines, its intention was for the quintet “to be delivered as the -10 variant.”

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