Boeing 737

By Victoria Moores
Fly4, co-owned by German leisure giant TUI and Poland’s Enter Air, is hoping to secure its air operator’s certificate (AOC) in early 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The process will mandate nacelle design changes on the Boeing 737NG fleet that were prompted by a fatal accident and a related NTSB recommendation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alex Derber
Under the deal, AAR will expand its narrowbody maintenance capacity and offer Alaska six lines at its Oklahoma City facility.
Services & Support

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
SAS reports it faced higher costs from currency exchanges and fuel prices in a challenging fourth quarter (Q4) of its fiscal 2023, which ended Oct. 31.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Interest in ADL’s aerodynamic modification kit is growing among Boeing 737-800/-900 operators as future design work pivots to the Airbus A320 family.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

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 Christine Boynton
The two legacy carriers with long histories announced significant orders at the Dubai Airshow as they look to compete on a broader scale.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
Deferred maintenance activity combined with a tendency towards smaller workscopes, has also led to a buildup of MRO demand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
This year has breathed new life into older equipment as airlines have tried to mitigate new aircraft delivery delays, supply chain and labor bottlenecks, and the durability problems of new engines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
Flair, an all-Boeing 737 operator, will fly the St. John’s International Airport route until Oct. 25, 2024.
Airports & Networks

By Michael Bruno, Sean Broderick
The clock is ticking on the new chief executive of Spirit AeroSystems. His task list is bold, but the veteran Boeing executive sounds undaunted.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Pat Shanahan is committed to eliminating disruptions at Spirit, saying: “The mindset I have is that we can be zero defects. We can eliminate all defects."
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno
Boeing is preaching calm as it works toward its middecade production and financial targets, but recent missteps underscore challenges of the next two years.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By David Casey
Canadian ULCC Lynx Air plans to launch its first route to Mexico in February.
Airports & Networks

By Guy Norris
Carbon cycle benefits of SAF are known, but will it help reduce the formation of persistent contrails? A Boeing and NASA flight test looks to find out.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
The memorandum of understanding boosts 787 shipset prices for 421 units starting with line no. 1164 and reduces 737 pricing from 2026 through 2033.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ron Epstein
A clean-sheet design could shake off dust gathering on the 737 and offer significant profit and fuel savings.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Nonstop flights will connect San Diego and Atlanta from next May.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
TAAG Angola Airlines is planning to launch dedicated freighter operations using a Boeing 737BCF.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Under Boeing’s plan, it will finalize service bulletins detailing the modification work by the end of 2024.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
United Airlines is replacing engines on two Boeing 737NGs after finding parts from AOG Technics, a supplier alleged to have falsified certification documents.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tom Pleasant
What is the outlook for passenger-to-freighter conversions in the Asia-Pacific, given signs of the market cooling?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Flydubai will become the second carrier to connect Dubai and Mombasa, Kenya.
Airports & Networks

By Guy Norris
Initial operating experience of a recently developed drag-reduction package on a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-800 indicates cruise fuel-burn savings of up to 2%.
Airlines & Lessors