FlyDubai wet leases four Boeing 737-800 aircraft

Dubai-based Flydubai has finalised an agreement with Smartwings to wet lease four Boeing 737-800 aircraft between 14 December and 25 January 2020. The Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance (ACMI) agreement with Smartwings will see four-leased aircraft supplement the carrier’s fleet of 40 Next-Generation Boeing 737-800s and will add more capacity during the busy seasonal travel period. Flydubai’s decision to wet lease the four aircraft from the Czech Republic-based airline is due to the continued grounding of its 14 Boeing 737 MAX since March 2019. Commenting on the agreement, Ghaith Al Ghaith, chief executive officer at Flydubai, said: “The continued grounding