Akasa Air (QP, Mumbai International) has ordered four incremental B737-8s from Boeing during the 2023 Paris Air Show.

"We are excited to add four more B737-8 airplanes into our fleet, taking our initial order of 72 aircraft up to 76 jets which will be delivered over the next four years. In addition to supporting our rapid domestic expansion, these airplanes allow us to take full advantage of the category-leading B737-8 aircraft with its unparalleled range, as we prepare our foray into international routes," Founder and Chief Executive Vinay Dube said.

The Indian low-cost carrier currently operates nineteen B737-8s, leased from Avolon, Griffin Global Asset Management, BBAM (five each), and Standard Chartered Aviation Finance (four). All of them were picked up as whitetails and are currently 3.9 years old on average, despite delivering to Akasa Air as their first operator in 2022-2023. The airline's order book for new aircraft from Boeing also includes fifty-three B737-8-200s. Until this new announcement, Akasa Air had no more standard -8s on order.

While India's largest LCC, IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi International), operates an all-Airbus fleet, rival SpiceJet (SG, Delhi International) has plans to operate 139 B737-8s (ten are already in service).