WestJet places largest-ever order with Boeing to fuel fleet expansion
September 3, 2025
WestJet has confirmed its largest-ever aircraft order with Boeing, signing an agreement with the US planemaker for 60 Boeing 737-10 MAX aircraft, with purchase options for a further 25, alongside seven 787-9 Dreamliners and options for an additional four.
The deal will facilitate a significant expansion of the Canadian carrier’s fleet that will extend well into the next decade.
WestJet places largest order with Boeing
The order positions the Calgary-based airline with the largest aircraft backlog of any Canadian airline, totalling 123 firm orders and 40 options.
Deliveries are scheduled to support the airline’s fleet development strategy through to 2034.
It is also the largest single Boeing order placed by a Canadian airline.
The MAX 10 is the largest in the family of aircraft, but has been troubled by delays to its certification.
“With the addition of these aircraft, WestJet has the largest order book of any airline in Canada and will double our fleet of Dreamliners, underpinning our growth plans and our commitment to affordable travel options for Canadians from coast-to-coast and exciting career paths for our people,” said WestJet Chief Executive Officer, Alexis von Hoensbroech.
“These highly efficient and comfortable aircraft are critical to the growth and renewal of our fleet and will also significantly improve our fuel consumption.”
Deal deepens partnership with planemaker
The agreement extends a partnership between the two companies that has been in place since WestJet’s launch in 1996.
The airline currently operates 193 aircraft, including 147 Boeing 737s, seven 787 Dreamliners and 39 DeHavilland Q400s.
“We are honoured that WestJet has once again placed its trust in Boeing with a major investment that builds on our three decades of partnership and solidifies their fleet for the decades ahead,” said Stephanie Pope, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
“We look forward to supporting WestJet’s exciting growth as they leverage the 737 MAX and 787 Dreamliner to serve even more guests with great efficiency and comfort.”
The WestJet deal follows a day after Boeing secured another major commitment for its 737 MAX programme, with lessor Macquarie AirFinance confirming an additional order for 30 of the -8 variant.
The transaction, which was finalised in July but listed anonymously on Boeing’s order books, adds to the Dublin-based aircraft financer’s single-aisle portfolio.
Macquarie now has a total of 70 737 MAX aircraft.
