WestJet (WS, Calgary) has taken delivery of its maiden pair of B737-8s following the handing over of C-FRAX (msn 60510) and C-FRAN (msn 60511) late last month.

The aircraft will be deployed on the Canadian carrier's flights between Calgary, Vancouver International, and Toronto Pearson initially before being deployed on international services.

WestJet expects to take delivery of four B737 MAX 8s this year out of a current type order total of twenty-three. A further four are due next year at which time its first of seven B737-9s are due to arrive.