Mauritania Airlines International (Nouakchott) has ordered one B737-8 from Boeing (BOE, Washington National), the US manufacturer has confirmed. The order was previously attributed to an undisclosed customer.
"The B737 MAX will complement our growing fleet and is the perfect aircraft for short to medium-haul operations across the Sahel region and Europe, feeding traffic into our hub airport at Nouakchott," said Mohamed Radhi Bennahi, Chief Executive Officer, Mauritania Airlines. "This aircraft will play a major role in growing our business in the years to come."
The state-owned West African carrier currently operates two B737-500s, one B737-700, one B737-800, and one E145 used on flights throughout Mauritania as well as to the Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Guinea, Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia.
