Southwest Cargo exercises 40 MAX 8 options, brings forward firm orders

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Tuesday, 06 February 2018
Southwest Cargo is to launch a new point-of-sale system - Southwest Cargo Suite (SCS) - on March 25.
SCS will allow the carrier's customers to book international or domestic cargo shipping space in advance.
Other enhancements of SCS include:
 
- International and interline cargo capabilities, with international cargo transport options beginning in Mexico and expanding from there.
 
- Interline capabilities focusing on key carriers that match Southwest’s cargo philosophy and
 
- The acceptance of electronic air waybills (eAWBs), meeting IATA’s single-process methodology by completely phasing out paper air waybills.
 
Between now and the March rollout, Southwest Cargo also will ensure its fleet matches its new cargo strategy with the addition of more 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
 
The carrier has exercised 40 MAX 8 options for 2019-2020 and brought forward 23 firm orders from 2023-2024 to 2021-2022. 
 
23 orders for the smaller MAX 7 have been deferred.