TAROM takes delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX.

Boeing announced on September 12 that TAROM had taken delivery of its first 737-8, describing it as the first Boeing 737 MAX in Romania. The aircraft is the first of two being leased from CDB Aviation.

The airline plans to use its growing MAX fleet on routes linking Bucharest with major European capitals. TAROM says fleet renewal is part of its restructuring programme. Boeing claims the new jets will use 20% less fuel and produce 20% fewer carbon emissions than the aircraft they replace; this is the manufacturer’s comparison, rather than an independently measured result from TAROM’s operations.