Boeing delivers direct-purchased next-generation 737-800 to Nok Air

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Nok Air said they have celebrated the airline´s first direct-purchased Next-Generation 737-800.

The delivery marks the first of seven Next-Generation 737-800s the airline has on order with Boeing.

Based in Bangkok, Thailand, Nok Air is a low-cost carrier that operates an all-Boeing fleet of Next-Generation 737-800s.

The airline currently operates 18 Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes on lease and has an additional six on order with Boeing after today´s delivery. The airline is also a 737 MAX customer with eight 737 MAX 8 airplanes on order.