Boeing 737 MAX

By Chen Chuanren
CDB Leasing says it will deliver Airbus A320neos and Boeing 737-8s to Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines in the second half of 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Brazilian operator GOL has received a single Boeing 737-8 in 2023 instead of the 15 slated to be delivered to the airline.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Ryanair expects delivery of up to 10 Boeing 737 MAXs to be delayed next year as an imbalance between supply and demand in Europe continues.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
The airline is also working to maintain a certain level of flexibility within its fleet if the number of monthly contracted MAX deliveries change.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Spirit AeroSystems has cut its projected 737 deliveries to the OEM in 2023 to 345-360, from 370-390 before.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Some of the newcomers are growing quickly, while expansion is slower for others.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines has placed an order for 108 Boeing 737-7s, raising its orderbook for the MAX variant to over 300.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
Boeing is close to getting FAA certification approval on the 737-7s and the go-ahead to start formal flight-testing of the 737-10.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores, Kurt Hofmann
Turkish Airlines Chairman Ahmet Bolat updates Aviation Daily on the status of the flag-carrier's big order.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Indian LCC Akasa Air is preparing for its next phase of growth as it looks to resume aircraft deliveries and network expansion.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Emirates plans to reveal further orders taking fleet plans into the 2030s, but new players like Riyadh Air and a revived Indian aviation sector are emerging.
Dubai Airshow

By Sean Broderick
Europe will generate 24% of the projected global total MRO spend of $1.2 trillion from 2024-2023, Aviation Week’s new Commercial Fleet and MRO Forecast shows.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The agency has given Boeing seven years to ensure new nacelle design is installed on the 737 Next Generation fleet.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
A flight-test program launched by Boeing, NASA and United Airlines aims to discover whether burning SAF could reduce the formation of persistent contrails.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel

By Sean Broderick
September’s 10 787 deliveries are the most in any month in 2023 and matched December 2022’s total.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Virgin Australia has recorded its first annual net profit in 11 years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
LOT, which welcomed its new CEO Michal Fijol in June, said it would target 16.9 million passengers in 2028, up nearly 70% from 10.3 million today.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
The Wichita aerostructures giant’s new leader has a familiar but formidable list of tasks to help set the company in the right direction.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Kurt Hofmann
SunExpress, a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, says it had a strong summer season despite aircraft delivery shortfalls.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Allegiant Air has amended its agreement with Boeing for 737 MAX aircraft, adding options and altering the mix of variants to favor the -8200.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Aeromexico says in a statement it plans to “gradually introduce” the new U.S. routes starting in January 2024.
Airports & Networks

By Michael Bruno
The list of to-do tasks for the surprising new chief executive of leading aerostructures supplier Spirit AeroSystems is clear and daunting.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Alaska Airlines is once again operating an all-Boeing mainline fleet, with 10 remaining Airbus A321neo aircraft officially retired from revenue service.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Irish ULCC Ryanair says it will now receive just 14 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft between September and December, instead of the 27 previously expected.
Airlines & Lessors