SEATTLE, Jan. 30, 2001 -- Sun Country Airlines took delivery today of a Boeing Next-Generation 737-800, the first of eight Next-Generation 737s the airline will receive during the next 15 months.
Boeing will deliver a total of seven airplanes to Sun Country in 2001 -- six 737-800s and one 737-700 -- and one additional 737-700 in March 2002.
The eight Next-Generation 737s Sun Country will receive are on lease from International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC). Sun Country is the 16th airline into which ILFC has introduced Boeing Next-Generation 737 airplanes.
Sun Country Airlines, which is based in Mendota Heights, Minn., has been in operation since 1983. The airline began by providing charter service to sunny destinations in Florida, Mexico, the Caribbean, Southwest United States and to Las Vegas. In June 1999, the airline launched daily scheduled service to a dozen destinations. In the past 18 months the airline's scheduled service has grown to more than 30 destinations in the continental United States, Mexico, and Caribbean.
The Next-Generation 737-800s for Sun Country Airlines will seat 168 passengers in a dual-class configuration, and the 737-700s will seat 126 passengers, also in a dual-class configuration. All eight planes will feature the latest in avionics with a heads-up display in the cockpit, eight executive class seats, all-leather interior and in-flight audio system.
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