Air Cambodia is set to add up to 20 Boeing 737-8 jets, creating a new fleet platform for regional expansion and linking Cambodia with more Asian markets.
Boeing and Air Cambodia have agreed on the airline’s largest single-aisle aircraft order, covering 10 firm 737-8 jets and options for 10 more. The transaction gives the Cambodian carrier its first Boeing aircraft and is expected to support fleet renewal, network growth and direct services to markets across North and Southeast Asia. The agreement was unveiled at the Singapore Airshow, while the firm order and additional opportunities were finalised in December 2025.
The order places the 737-8 at the centre of Air Cambodia’s expansion as the airline develops its domestic and international network. Air Cambodia currently operates six single-aisle and regional jets on routes serving Vietnam, India, Thailand, China, Japan and Hong Kong. Its new Boeing fleet would add a larger narrowbody platform to an operation that already connects Cambodia with destinations across the region.
Boeing says the 737-8 can carry up to 178 passengers in a two-class configuration and fly as far as 3,500 nautical miles, or 6,480 kilometres. The aircraft uses 20% less fuel and produces 20% fewer emissions than the aircraft it replaces, according to Boeing. Air Cambodia chief executive Dr David Zhan said the combination of range, capacity and fuel efficiency would support direct services, competitively priced travel, local jobs and training opportunities.
The deal also reflects the role of single-aisle aircraft in Southeast Asia’s aviation market. Boeing’s Commercial Market Outlook projects that carriers in the region will require nearly 5,000 new aircraft over the next 20 years, with single-aisle jets accounting for more than 80% of deliveries. That forecast provides a broad industry context for Air Cambodia’s decision, although the carrier’s order remains specifically focused on its own fleet modernisation and regional growth plans.
For Boeing, Air Cambodia becomes a new 737 MAX customer and the aircraft will be the first Boeing type operated by a Cambodian airline. For Air Cambodia, the purchase establishes a new fleet relationship while preserving flexibility through the additional 10-aircraft opportunity. The combination gives the carrier a defined path to expand capacity across Asia, subject to the future exercise and delivery of the options.
