Boeing 737 MAX

This week’s Carbon Analysis focuses on Virgin Australia, and the airline’s recent narrowbody fleet changes.

WestJet is set to double its widebody fleet, announcing an order for seven Boeing 787-9s, in addition to 60 737-10s.

Macquarie AirFinance said it has ordered 30 more Boeing 737-8 jets in an order that will see the lessor expand its Boeing 737 MAX portfolio to 70.

Southwest has taken delivery of its first aircraft equipped with an Installed Physical Secondary Barrier, a Boeing 737-8 that entered service on Aug. 29.

Darwin will gain its first nonstop link to mainland China in nearly six years this December when China Southern Airlines launches service from Guangzhou.

Virgin Australia is preparing to ramp up its narrowbody fleet refresh, as it expects an increase in Boeing 737-8 deliveries during its current financial year.

Thirty-seven years after the A320 first entered service with Air France, the family is about to become the most successful commercial program.

The 737 MAX saga put an end to a steadily evolving certification progress that Boeing helped supercharge.

The maintenance arm of Ethiopian Airlines has made further progress in expanding its CFM International Leap-1B MRO capabilities.

Some suppliers are taking action to ensure they have capacity for the air transport ramp-up, as many ask: When will production increases come and at what rate?

Korean Air signed an agreement in Washington, D.C., to purchase 103 aircraft from Boeing in parallel with the state visit of South Korea's president.

Boeing is overhauling many of the foundational documents that factory floor workers and management alike rely on every day.

With the imminent shift in the narrowbody sector, as the Boeing 737 is overtaken by the Airbus A320 family, Flight Friday showcases these industry workhorses.

At some point very soon, the Airbus A320 will have become the most successful narrowbody program ever in terms of deliveries, surpassing the Boeing 737.

Airlines in the region are focused on narrowbody deliveries this year, but more widebodies are coming in 2026.

Monthly narrowbody deliveries from the duopoly came to the exact same amount delivered in June, but the balance shifted slightly in favor of Airbus.

FlyDubai expects to take 12 Boeing 737 MAX deliveries this year, but remains 20 aircraft behind its original projections.

Boeing confirmed it recorded strong delivery activity in July on the 737 MAX and 787 programs.

Japan's Skymark reported a significant loss for its June quarter, although the carrier is maintaining its projection of a full-year profit.

Oman Air has extended leases on several 737-900ERs as it gradually expands its route network and copes with continuing engine issues on its newer 737 MAX fleet.

Aircraft delivered by Boeing to Copa this year have arrived ahead of schedule; 10 additional 737 MAXs are set to arrive during the last five months of 2025.

Allegiant Air aims to establish Fort Lauderdale as a base for its Boeing MAX aircraft in October as deliveries of the narrowbody jets become more predictable.

A year on the job, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg appears to be squelching the fires that made the company a burning platform.

Strengthening commercial aircraft production and delivery numbers in recent months are signs that Boeing’s recovery is gaining pace.

Boeing’s efforts to gradually ramp up production showed further signs of progress in the second quarter, with 737 MAX and 787s reaching higher output, but certification of new versions of the company’s narrowbody have slipped into next year.