Avia Solutions Group, which leases aircraft and provides related services, has ordered 40 Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets, with an option to order 40 additional jets, the companies said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

Avia Solutions Group (ASG), the Lithuania-based wet lease specialist, has purchased its first new aircraft directly from a manufacturer, ordering up to 80 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. ASG and Boeing jointly announced the order on November 12,

(ASG), the European ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance) provider, has ordered 80 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The deal consists of 40 firm orders for B737-8s plus 40 options. The order is the first to be placed directly with Boeing by the Dublin-based group,

Aircraft lessor and airline operator Avia Solutions Group has ordered 40 Boeing 737 Max 8s, marking the company's first direct purchase from the US manufacturer.

Avia Solutions Group placed an order for as many as 80 Boeing Co. 737 Max jets as the aircraft charter operator prepares for growing demand for so-called wet leases during peak travel months.

Boeing received its first order after reaching a deal with striking machinists, but it still faces a difficult road ahead.