Cabo Verde Airlines aims to win back market share with 737 MAX jet

The Boeing Company and Cabo Verde Airlines recently celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first fuel-efficient 737 MAX jet with a special event at its home base with officials and employees.

The delivery of the 737 MAX is part of the airline’s new “take-off” rebranding effort. The 737-8 will reconnect the Cape Verdean diaspora and boost tourism for the island nation from Africa, Europe, North America, and South America.

Cabo Verde Airlines CEO and President Sara Pires said the delivery is a significant moment for the airline.

“With the addition of the Boeing 737-8, we continue to expand our fleet to pre-pandemic levels,” Pires said in a Boeing press release. “The delivery of an airplane with the capabilities of the 737-8 allows us to meet the growing travel demand to our archipelago country at the crossroads of four continents.”

Cabo Verde Airlines connects four continents with non-stop flights from its hubs in Praia and Sal.

The 737 MAX airplane family delivers enhanced efficiency, improved environmental performance, and increased passenger comfort to the single-aisle market. Powered by CFM International LEAP-1B engines and advanced technology winglets, the 737 MAX reduces fuel use and emissions by 20% compared to the airplanes it replaces.

Introduced by Boeing and Cabo Verde Airlines as the first 737 MAX aircraft for the airline, the plane has an interesting past according to an article on Airspace Africa.