Flydubai receives new Boeing

Flydubai, Dubai’s low-cost carrier, has received its eighth new aircraft of 2011, bringing the number of aeroplanes in its fleet to 19.
The latest Boeing 737-800 NG fleet addition arrived on schedule from the Boeing factory in Seattle and has gone straight into service across the airline’s 38 operational destinations.
“This latest aircraft has arrived in Dubai at an opportune time. As we prepare for the busy Eid holiday, Flydubai will be adding more flights to its most popular destinations, so the aircraft has gone straight into service to aid this growth,” CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith said in a statement.
Representing an investment of US $80 million, the aircraft is the latest from Flydubai’s 50-aircraft order made at the 2008 Farnborough Airshow to come off the production line.
It is the 12th in the fleet to feature Boeing’s new Sky Interior, which incorporates mood settings to help prevent jetlag, as well as Fiber-To-The-Screen In-Flight Entertainment system by Lumexis, meaning more than 60% of the fleet can now screen movies in high definition.