Boeing 737 MAX

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

By Sean Broderick
Can the aftermarket environment get any better?
Maintenance & Training

By Adrian Schofield
The airline is meeting its capacity rebound goals as it plans new aircraft orders.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
A production problem with vertical stabilizer fittings will force Boeing to repair some undelivered 737 MAXs and delay an unspecified number of deliveries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
New pilot-performance validation methods will debut as part of the 737-7’s certification. But first, they have to be developed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing 737 MAX deliveries surged in March to 52, nearly doubling the first two months of the year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
Prolonged certification programs for the last two 737 MAX variants are not helping Boeing's 737 production ramp-up plans.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Qatar Airways has acquired a batch of nine Boeing 737-8s to add to its previous order for the MAX family.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Xiamen Air has the largest 737 Max backlog among Chinese carriers, but it remains unclear if deliveries from Boeing will ever resume.
Airlines & Lessors