Boeing 737

By Sean Broderick
A mandatory, repetitive test to validate that Boeing 737 thrust reverser sensors are working can cause the systems to malfunction.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Southwest Airlines could exercise up to 44 options for Boeing 737 MAX jets in 2022 to either fuel growth or accelerate retirements of older 737-700s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
In an immediately adopted airworthiness directive (AD) due out July 20, the agency will order Boeing 737 operators to inspect cabin altitude pressure switches more frequently.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Delta Air Lines is taking advantage of opportunities in the used aircraft market to fortify its fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Malaysia Aviation Group is giving its smaller airline Firefly more flexibility to capture the domestic and regional market while aiming to avoid cannibalization of routes operated by Malaysia Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
A flaw in a computer system that misidentified more than 30 adult passengers as children led to a discrepancy in the take-off weight for a holiday flight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The ULCC said it plans to use a portion of the funds raised from the share sale to pay off a $45 million loan accepted under the CARES Act in 2020.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
To meet rising demand for converted freighters, the Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO) has announced it will open a third line for the 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) at its Guangzhou, China facility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Ferneyhough
Boeing’s Indian joint venture Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited is set to start manufacturing vertical fin structures for 737 family aircraft at its site in Hyderabad.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Norwegian startup Flyr has outlined a strategy to fly domestic and short-haul international routes using Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
U.S. lessor BBAM has placed a firm order for six more Boeing 737-800 Converted Freighters (737-800BCFs), with options on a further six, increasing its commitment to 15 of the type.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Latvian carrier airBaltic dispensed with its last remaining Boeing 737 on Dec. 17, a few days after accepting its latest Airbus A220-300s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. airframer said the conversion lines had been launched to meet strong demand in express traffic and e-commerce markets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Storage-related corrosion of Boeing-supplied valves on certain CFM56 engines has been linked to four engine shutdowns, prompting regulators to order inspections before the 1,140 aircraft are returned to service after extended downtime.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
A Ruili Airlines Boeing 737-800 (reg B-7866) made an emergency landing on the night of July 6 after the heating element in the left cockpit windscreen failed, causing it to crack.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Iran’s initial formal investigative update on the Jan. 8 downing of a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 sheds little new information on the disaster and stops short of confirming what its government has admitted: anti-aircraft missiles fired at the aircraft, seemingly in error, brought it down.
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
[DEVELOPING STORY] A Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 skidded off a runway after landing at Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Turkey, on Feb. 5.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick, Helen Massy-Beresford, Kurt Hofmann
The investigation into Iran’s Jan. 8 downing of Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Flight PS752 is beginning to take shape, with participants from affected countries urging transparency and a thorough probe into the disaster.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
An Air China Boeing 737-800 recently completed a trial flight using China’s BeiDou satellite navigation system, which is nearing global coverage.
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) president Yevhenii Dykhne said airlines from all over the world were sending their aircraft to and from Tehran airport on Jan. 8, when a UIA-operated Boeing 737 was shot down by missiles.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Boeing is facing a second civil penalty for installing unairworthy slat tracks on 737s—this one covering 178 MAXs.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick, Steve Trimble
The Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 (PS752) investigation appears headed for a major impasse as Iranian officials welcome international aircraft accident investigation experts to Tehran, even as they remove vital evidence of the Boeing 737’s wreckage and deny claims by foreign intelligence sources that the aircraft was shot down.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Copa Airlines plans to densify its Boeing 737-800s starting in 2021 and will add a net total of three airframes in 2020 as it catches up on 737 MAX
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno, Guy Norris
Boeing, citing “uncertainty” in when the 737 MAX will be cleared to return to service as a key factor, will suspend 737 production in January 2020.
Air Transport