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ABCJet operates a total of 179 Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft, comprised of a total of four different variants. With an average age of 6.3 years, ABCJet boasts one of the youngest and most efficient fleets in Europe. Unlike the majority of low-cost carriers in Europe, ABCJet operated a large number of secondhand aircraft through 2008, at which point all Boeing 737 Classic variants were retired. At present, the only secondhand aircraft in the ABCJet fleet are 6 737-600 aircraft acquired in 2012 from Malev Hungarian Airlines after its bankruptcy. These aircraft remain in service but have been outfitted with the new Boeing Sky Interior as well as the Scimitar winglets for greater aerodynamic efficiency, and are a staple in the domestic markets that ABCJet serves from its operating bases in Madrid Barajas Airport and Alicante–Elche Airport, as well as between the mainland and Palma de Mallorca.

In 2002, ABCJet ordered a total of 10 Boeing 737-800 aircraft valued at $1.2 billion. The company received its first aircraft in 2005. A subsequent order for an additional 102 737-800 and 30 Boeing 737-700 aircraft was placed in 2006 valued at $27.5 billion. The last of the aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2016.

In 2011, ABCJet placed an order for 15 737-900ER aircraft. The aircraft are the only to offer a premium cabin in the ABCJet fleet. After the delivery of the first 4 737-900ER aircraft, ABCJet launched a premium product under the name Águila (meaning Eagle in Spanish), for which these aircraft received a special paint scheme. All aircraft were fit with in-flight Wireless Internet by GoGo. These aircraft were equipped with a small premium cabin for business travel and are based in airports such as London Gatwick Airport and Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport, which offers business travelers a more favorable low-cost travel solution. The aircraft branded its new cabin as RELAX, offering 37" of legroom in a 5-abreast configuration. The Águila sub-brand has been deemed highly successful and a popular low-cost solution for business travel between frequent European capitals.

On June 10, 2014, ABCJet signed a contract with Boeing valued at $37.5 billion to become the second of two customers (alongside Ryanair) for the Boeing 737 MAX8-200, which through cabin redesign will provide space for 197 passengers in an all-economy layout. The 737-MAX8 will arrive standard with the new Boeing Sky Interior cabin design with larger overhead storage space, mood lighting, and a larger cabin ceiling, as well as slimline seats to provide greater legroom. The new aircraft will additionally feature the Scimitar winglets that will be retrofitted on the rest of the 737 fleet, providing maximum fuel efficiency.

On February 16, 2015, ABCJet agreed to become one of approximately a dozen airlines to retrofit its fleet with the new Scimitar winglet and the Boeing Sky Interior. Although all aircraft were either retrofitted or ordered with the standard winglet technology to improve efficiency, the carrier agreed to improve fuel efficiency and range capabilities on current aircraft through the ladder's new double-raked design. In order to maximize cabin space, the Boeing Sky Interior product will also be installed. Mood lighting and a more compact use of space with dropping overhead bins, which also enables greater luggage storage space, allows for a more open cabin feeling. Slimline seats will also add up to an inch of legroom throughout the cabins. Boeing and ABCJet Maintenance Commission signed an agreement for $194 million to organize an in-house maintenance program during which these winglets and interiors will be installed at its maintenance bases in Madrid Barajas Airport and Alicante–Elche Airport to replace this traditional technology with the new Scimitar design, which features greater aerodynamic efficiency. New deliveries are ordered standard with the Scimitar winglets, while the existing fleet will be retrofitted by the end of 2017.