Editing Aerolíneas Argentinas (section)

===Recent developments===
[[File:B737LVCXS.jpg|thumb|An Aerolíneas Argentinas Boeing 737-800]]
[[File:19-APR-2022 - AR1133 MAD(-MVD)-EZE (A330-200 - LV-GHQ) (03).jpg|thumb|Airbus A330-200 economy class cabin]]

Aerolíneas Argentinas began to modernise its fleet in 2009, when it agreed to [[Aircraft lease|lease]] 10 Boeing 737-700s and to purchase two more of these aircraft that would act as a replacement for the ageing Boeing 737-200s and [[MD-80]]s.<ref name=flota/> Along with the first leased ones, the two brand new aircraft, which became the first ones acquired by the company in 17 years, were incorporated into the fleet in mid 2009.<ref name=presents/><ref name="First737700"/> In October 2009, the carrier had announced it was looking for about six [[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737-800]] aircraft, both to complement the 12 Boeing 737-700s and to replace the ageing Boeing 737-500s.<ref name="Aseek"/> In November, the Boeing 737-200 made its last flight on a scheduled Buenos Aires–[[San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca|Catamarca]]–[[La Rioja, Argentina|La Rioja]]–Buenos Aires passenger service.<ref name=chancha/> In late November 2010, the airline agreed to lease a further ten aircraft of the –700 series from [[ILFC]],<ref name=grow/> which started being delivered in April 2011.<ref name="Leasing & Finance"/> {{As of|2012|11}}, the airline was considering both the [[Airbus A350-900]] and the [[Boeing 787-9]] as replacement aircraft for the long-haul fleet.<ref name="ALTAorder"/> The incorporation of leased [[Airbus A330-200]]s in 2013 for serving routes to Bogotá, Cancún, [[Caracas]] and [[Miami]] was also planned, whereas an increased [[maximum takeoff weight]] version of the same type was also under consideration to partly replace the [[Airbus A340-200]]s by 2016.<ref name="unlikely"/>

In April 2013, [[Air Lease Corporation]] announced the lease of six Boeing 737-800s to the company, with deliveries starting in November 2014;<ref name="sixnew" /> in May 2013, [[CIT Group]] announced the lease of four additional aircraft of the same type, with deliveries starting in January 2014.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.monitordaily.com/news-posts/cit-aerolineas-argentinas-sign-aircraft-leases/ | title=CIT, Aerolineas Argentinas Sign Aircraft Leases | work=Monitor Daily | date=May 17, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Four/> In {{MONTHNAME|10}} that year, an agreement for the acquisition of 20 more aircraft of the type, worth {{US$|1.8}}&nbsp;billion, was announced.<ref name=orders/><ref name=signs/><ref name="Bnext" /> In addition to the lease of four used<ref name="PARIS4" /> Airbus A330-200s from [[ILFC]] —the first of them delivered in September 2013— Aerolíneas Argentinas signed in {{MONTHNAME|11}} a memorandum of understanding with Airbus, aimed at acquiring four more aircraft of the type.<ref name="aircraft-news-20" /><ref name="tent4" /> In a transaction worth {{US$|887}}&nbsp;million,<ref name="AA4" /><ref name=carrier/> the order was firmed up in February 2014.<ref name="conA330" /><ref name="4A330-200s" /> These aircraft will be fitted with [[General Electric CF6|GE Aviation CF6-80E1]] engines.<ref name="Ato" /> The first Airbus A330-200 directly purchased from Airbus was delivered in March 2015.<ref name="takes" /><ref name=receives/>

With its ageing long-haul fleet in need of replacement, Aerolineas CEO Mario Dell’Acqua stated in November 2017 that the company was evaluating a replacement for the Airbus A340, with a decision to be made in 2018. The company was considering either the [[Boeing 787]] or the [[Airbus A350]] as possible replacements, with the intention of the new fleet entering service in 2020.<ref name=debut>{{cite news |title=Aerolineas to debut 737 Max in December|first=Ghim-Lay|last=Yeo |location=Buenos Aires|publisher=[[Flightglobal]] |date=18 November 2017 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/aerolineas-to-debut-737-max-in-december-443434/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122161458/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/aerolineas-to-debut-737-max-in-december-443434/|archive-date=22 November 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Airbus A330 will also be replaced as part of the long-haul fleet replacement, though they are to be retired progressively after the A340s.<ref name="Origlia"/> In November 2017, Aerolíneas Argentinas became the first Latin American airline in taking delivery of a [[Boeing 737 MAX 8]]; the aircraft flew its first revenue service on the Buenos Aires-Ezeiza–Mendoza route.<ref name=comes/><ref name="PICMax" />