Boeing 737 MAX

By Sean Broderick, Daniel Williams
Boeing continues to report steady progress on a long-term quality improvement plan seen as required for ensuring factory stability.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Daniel Williams
As a new year begins, Flight Friday looks back to an event that happened one year ago: the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 door plug blowout on Jan. 5, 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
U.K. ACMI and charter operator Ascend Airways is confident that its fleet expansion plans will start to come to fruition in 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The changes will direct pilots to a specific checklist when smoke or fumes are detected in the cockpit following an engine failure.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Turkish LCC Pegasus Airlines has placed an order for up to 200 Boeing 737-10s in a significant win for Boeing and the yet-to-be-certified aircraft in Europe.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air Europa anticipates the growth trend will continue in 2025, when it is planning to take delivery of three new Boeing 787s and its first 737 MAX.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
Boeing did not rush its production restart following the strike, and the climb to needed rates—notably for the 737—will not come quickly.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Lori Ranson
Air Canada plans to transfer its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to its low-cost leisure subsidiary Rouge.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Luxembourg-based carrier Luxair has converted two Embraer E195-E2 options into firm orders, bringing its total of the type on order to six.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
While demand for new aircraft remains strong, the industry must make big steps to increase production in 2025 and come closer to satisfying customers.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Boeing has restarted 737 production and expects its widebody facilities in Everett, Washington, to follow in the coming days.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
KAI will continue manufacturing the Boeing 737 MAX's empennage into the 2030s following an extension of its contract with Boeing.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
Malaysia Airlines looks to build on its 2024 financial turnaround despite challenges.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
BOC Aviation has entered into a lease transaction with TUI Airways involving 14 Boeing 737-8 aircraft powered by CFM Leap 1B engines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Air India is working to bring line and base maintenance in-house as it faces significant fleet growth and $400 million cabin refit program.
MRO

By Sean Broderick
Some pilots are concerned about a Boeing 737 MAX engine safety device, but regulators say the risk does not warrant immediate action.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
The findings come via the latest edition of the Voice of Supplier survey led by RBC Capital Markets analyst Ken Herbert.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
FAA says that the risk posed by a Boeing 737 MAX safety system designed to minimize engine damage when a Leap 1B blade breaks does not warrant immediate action.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Airlines in the Americas are becoming more adept at planning around supply chain constraints, with some faring better than others.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
An NTSB investigation into a December 2023 bird strike involving a Southwest 737-8 will add scrutiny to the safety device triggered during the incident.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA plans to review the risks of a common but rarely needed engine safety system for the Boeing 737 MAX family.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Ethiopian Airlines is preparing to send two Boeing 737 MAXs to the Democratic Republic of Congo for a new joint venture airline slated to launch in December.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
WestJet is increasing summer 2025 capacity by 10%, supported by the arrival of nine Boeing 737-8 aircraft previously operated by Lynx Air.
Airports & Networks

By William Moore
This week, the Carbon Analysis looks at the relationship between total CO2 emissions and utilization.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By David Casey
Icelandair plans to offer Boeing 737-8 service to Istanbul from next September.
Airlines & Lessors