Boeing 737 MAX

By Michael Bruno
The raw materials and labor pain points of recent years have eased, but supply chain issues have metastasized.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Figuring out what happened with four bolts on the Alaska Airlines accident flight 737 MAX is emerging as a key task in NTSB's probe.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick, Lori Ranson
FAA said there are 171 Boeing 737-9s worldwide with the panel-like plug configuration under scrutiny.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
An initial examination by NTSB investigators found no airframe damage resulting from the still-unexplained accident sequence.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By William Moore
The average emissions of Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and Spirit Airlines are notably lower than the average emissions of the Big Four.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick, Guy Norris, Helen Massy-Beresford
NTSB reports that the door "plug" which detached from an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 during a mid-air incident Jan. 5 has now been found.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Several factors aligned to set up the Oct. 15, 2022, incident, investigators found.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
As it begins adding Boeing 737-8 aircraft to its fleet, Alaska Airlines will also modify cabins on aging 737-800s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
For the airline and aerospace industries, many questions about pandemic recovery remain unanswered.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
The German airline group, launch customer for the 737-100 in 1968, is going full circle, hoping to create flexibility in its fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Steady aftermarket growth is buoyed by both routine demand and acute issues requiring older aircraft to hang around.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
If 2023 is any indication, 2024 could be a yearlong Festivus in the supply chain.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Daniel Williams
The C919 is an important aircraft for China; with it, Comac could become a single aisle replacement for Boeing in the Chinese markets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
In a landmark deal, Lufthansa Group is returning to the Boeing 737, 28 years after it last ordered a version of the narrowbody.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Thierry Dubois
Florian Guillermet, CEO of French ATC organization DSNA, will have more responsibilities as head of the European Union Aviation Safety Association.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing appears on track to meet its full-year 2023 delivery guidance on two key programs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Chief operating officers are returning to prominence across aerospace and defense companies as the industry labors to recover from the COVID-19 disruption.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Avolon has placed further large orders for both the Boeing 737-8 and the Airbus A321neo in deals that indicate where the lessor thinks the market will trend.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Brazilian carrier GOL Líneas Aéreas will operate daily flights between Bogota and Buenos Aires.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
Saudi Arabia in June 2023 added the European Union to its e-visa system, a move LOT says helped drive the decision to start the Warsaw Chopin-Riyadh route.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
The new year will bring new certification protocols and at least one draft rule that will affect how the FAA approves new designs.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
AJet is expected to have its first scheduled service at the end of March 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
This week’s Carbon Analysis assesses whether modern narrowbody aircraft are living up to the bold claims made by Airbus and Boeing surrounding emissions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Ethiopian Airlines tells Aviation Daily in a one-to-one interview in London that “new authorities in Nigeria wanted to look into how the agreements were made.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Virgin Australia has announced it will add another six aircraft to its Boeing 737-8 scheduled deliveries next year.
Airlines & Lessors