Boeing 737 MAX

As expected, Boeing had a quiet month of orders and deliveries in May with just four 787s ordered and 24 deliveries, 19 of which were 737 MAX aircraft.

The aircraft will gradually replace El Al's existing fleet of Boeing 737-800 and 737-900 aircraft.

Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mesfin Tasew says the Boeing 737-8s the carrier was expecting to receive this year have been delayed; he also doubts the 777X timeline.

Calgary-based Lynx Air operated nine Boeing 737-8s at the time it ceased operations.

Turkish Airlines Chairman Ahmet Bolat says the airline is working to close an order for Boeing 737 MAXs and 787s.

Garuda is seeking to lease the aircraft as the flag-carrier works to resume delivery of its Boeing 737-8s and Airbus A330neos.

The FAA’s increased inspections, audits and production limit put in place at Boeing following January’s 737-9 door plug panel blowout will remain in place.

The manufacturer’s key targets for 737 and 787 production remain in place, but mounting problems in the short run will not spare its balance sheet.

The results vary widely, as some airlines appear to stagnate while others make advancements.

While the FAA’s final verdict on the plan isn’t likely to come quickly, expect the agency to offer some initial impressions soon.

The reduced forecast also means a 6% cut, or a $70 million hit, to Triumph’s previous sales guidance for fiscal 2025.

WestJet could be eying 737 MAX jets operated by Canadian ULCC Lynx after the airline ceased operations in February.

Central to Boeing’s plan is stabilizing 737 MAX production and then increasing it to at least 38 per month sometime in the second half of the year.

Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary is hopeful the airline will receive 17 Boeing 737-10s as scheduled.

European airfares over the peak summer season will be lower than Ryanair had expected.

Copa Airlines believes it can manage additional delays of Boeing aircraft in 2024 and still maintain its planned capacity growth of 10%.

Nodding to past acquisitions, Southwest Airlines says “never say never” to considering another, though the company has no immediate plans to do so.

Prosecutors said Boeing breached obligations under the agreement, failing to design and enforce compliance to ward off future violations of U.S. fraud laws.

Saudi Arabia will become Indian carrier Akasa Air’s second international market.

WestJet exec John Weatherhill said the airline has much bigger capacity challenges in the Canadian market right now with aircraft delivery delays.

Boeing’s eternal conflict pits optimistic words against delayed actions.

Boeing delivery delays continue to hamper Allegiant Air, as the ULCC no longer anticipates placing any MAX aircraft into service during the first half of 2024.

UAE-based flydubai has launched a retrofit project that will see a complete upgrade of the cabin interiors for the majority of its 29 Boeing 737-800NGs fleet.

Howmet's John Plant, often seen as a shrewd prognosticator of large aircraft manufacturing rates, has slashed his company’s expectations for 737 shipments.

The OEM’s two-decade experiment in remote management has failed.