Boeing 737

U.S. lessor BBAM has placed a firm order for six more Boeing 737-800 Converted Freighters (737-800BCFs), with options on a further six, increasing its commitment to 15 of the type.

Latvian carrier airBaltic dispensed with its last remaining Boeing 737 on Dec. 17, a few days after accepting its latest Airbus A220-300s.

The U.S. airframer said the conversion lines had been launched to meet strong demand in express traffic and e-commerce markets.

Storage-related corrosion of Boeing-supplied valves on certain CFM56 engines has been linked to four engine shutdowns, prompting regulators to order inspections before the 1,140 aircraft are returned to service after extended downtime.

A Ruili Airlines Boeing 737-800 (reg B-7866) made an emergency landing on the night of July 6 after the heating element in the left cockpit windscreen failed, causing it to crack.

Iran’s initial formal investigative update on the Jan. 8 downing of a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 sheds little new information on the disaster and stops short of confirming what its government has admitted: anti-aircraft missiles fired at the aircraft, seemingly in error, brought it down.

[DEVELOPING STORY] A Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 skidded off a runway after landing at Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Turkey, on Feb. 5.

The investigation into Iran’s Jan. 8 downing of Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Flight PS752 is beginning to take shape, with participants from affected countries urging transparency and a thorough probe into the disaster.

An Air China Boeing 737-800 recently completed a trial flight using China’s BeiDou satellite navigation system, which is nearing global coverage.

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) president Yevhenii Dykhne said airlines from all over the world were sending their aircraft to and from Tehran airport on Jan. 8, when a UIA-operated Boeing 737 was shot down by missiles.

Boeing is facing a second civil penalty for installing unairworthy slat tracks on 737s—this one covering 178 MAXs.

The Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 (PS752) investigation appears headed for a major impasse as Iranian officials welcome international aircraft accident investigation experts to Tehran, even as they remove vital evidence of the Boeing 737’s wreckage and deny claims by foreign intelligence sources that the aircraft was shot down.

Copa Airlines plans to densify its Boeing 737-800s starting in 2021 and will add a net total of three airframes in 2020 as it catches up on 737 MAX

Boeing, citing “uncertainty” in when the 737 MAX will be cleared to return to service as a key factor, will suspend 737 production in January 2020.