GOL Linhas Aéreas is in the process of incorporating three new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, which will arrive directly from the factory in the United States. According to information accessed by our partner media outlet in Brazil, AEROIN, the airline requested authorization from the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) to bring the aircraft and has already received approval.
One of the aircraft is the Boeing 737 MAX-8 with manufacturing serial number (MSN) 44,032, which will be registered with the registration PR-GRD. First spotted in Renton in August, still unpainted, the jet is now ready and has completed three flights.
The most recent flight occurred on November 23, after being parked in Victorville, California, since November 4.
Another 737 MAX-8 that already has authorization to be brought to Brazil is MSN 44,025, which will carry the registration PS-GOL. The company had previously requested authorization in March to bring it as PS-GRD, but there was a change since then.
There is no precise information on how many test flights this aircraft has conducted, but a photo taken on September 11 shows the jet already painted in GOL’s livery by that date.
Finally, the third aircraft about to arrive in Brazil is the 737 MAX-8 with MSN 44,033 and registration PS-GRH. This jet has performed two flights so far, one on October 15 to Victorville and another on November 17 back to Boeing’s facilities.
With the arrival of these three aircraft, GOL’s 737 MAX-8 fleet will reach 52 units.
It is worth noting that there is another aircraft in preparation for GOL. As previously reported by AEROIN, serial number 42,556, which is the third prototype of the 737 MAX-8, will also join the Brazilian airline’s fleet.
GOL is currently undergoing a restructuring process under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, which it entered in January of this year. In mid-November, the airline stated that it had made significant progress and remains committed to exiting the process by the end of April 2025.
