Boeing 737 MAX

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair plans to drive growth across the region by cutting air fares further, having made the decision to move up the scale in seats per aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The carrier does not mention the aircrafts’ origin, but they may have originally been destined for Russia’s S7 Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sash Tusa
The civil aerospace industry is suffering from an institutional form of “long COVID.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing has set up four sites to modify non-compliant vertical fin attachment fittings on undelivered 737 MAXs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing delivered just 26 aircraft in April as the latest 737 program issue cut into that model’s customer handovers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair has placed a firm order for 150 Boeing 737-10 aircraft for delivery between 2027 and 2033.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Delivery delays for Virgin Australia’s first Boeing 737-8 aircraft means the carrier is unable to use the aircraft to launch flights to Tokyo as planned.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith says he hopes to announce a new narrowbody order at Dubai Airshow 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey, Sean Broderick
Amid several major policy and protocol changes, the agency is grappling with a high number of leaders in acting roles.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
What if airframer Boeing offered to buy back the Wichita aerostructures operations of Spirit AeroSystems, would Spirit be open to it?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing estimates that 75% of the 225 737 MAXs in the company’s undelivered inventory must be repaired.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Howmet Aerospace is ready to support Boeing in its ramp-up of monthly production of new 737 MAX narrowbodies.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Victoria Moores
The Luxembourg flag carrier will begin MAX operations in summer 2023 with two leased 737-8s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The FAA plans to complete key revisions to system safety assessment procedures by late 2024.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Icelandair will operate its largest-ever flight schedule from its Keflavik hub while LCC Play will focus on point-to-point services.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines plans to reduce flights in the second half of the year due to ongoing aircraft delivery delays.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Lessor Avolon will take 40 Boeing 737 MAXs from the OEM toward the end of this decade, in a switch from its recent method of acquiring the type.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Garvey
First Boeing to sprout now-ubiquitous blended winglets
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing expects several months of 737 production-line and delivery disruptions while repairs to non-conforming parts on nearly 200 737 MAXs are made.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China’s Hainan Airlines intends to boost capacity after Beijing's lifting of movement and border-control measures.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson, Sean Broderick
Chicago-based United disclosed the delays in a recent regulatory filing.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Parts supplied by Spirit AeroSystems must be inspected and repaired on many 737 MAXs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Boeing is not alone in muddling through rate increases and production pushes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois, Sean Broderick
Industry developing new ways to help pilots, but some ideas are meeting resistance.
Safety, Ops & Regulation