Boeing 737 MAX

By Victoria Moores
Turkish Airlines has cut 50 aircraft from its firm commitment for 75 Boeing 737 MAXs, canceling 10 aircraft outright and reverting a further 40 to options.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Spirit AeroSystems is now making several changes it had wanted to make eventually in a much quicker fashion—potentially turning its labor-intensive, 20th-century style factories into modern marvels of digitally driven lean manufacturing efficiency.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Electrical grounding issues that led Boeing to recommend some 737 MAX operators park their aircraft have turned up in two areas besides the original standby power control unit where it was first discovered.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
One week into a de facto partial fleet grounding, Boeing continues to evaluate the scale and needed steps to correct 737 MAX electrical system problems—an issue that extends beyond the area originally flagged by the manufacturer.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s March deliveries included 19 737 MAXs, pushing the first-quarter total to 58 and keeping the manufacturer largely on track to meeting its
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Air Canada’s long-awaited federal financing package has several complexities the airline needs to address as the recovery in Canada’s air travel market remains more uncertain than ever.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Flydubai said deliveries of further Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in 2021 are not currently on the table as the LCC focuses on bringing the type back into service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has partially lifted the ban on Boeing 737 MAX operations, allowing the type to fly over the country’s airspace after a two-year ban.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
LCC flydubai’s Boeing 737 MAX fleet will return to passenger service starting April 8 after a 20-month review.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Romania’s flag-carrier TAROM will see its fleet and personnel trimmed as it recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, while the country’s privately owned LCC Blue Air intends to expand as its delayed Boeing 737 MAX aircraft start to arrive.
Airlines & Lessors

随着航空公司将更多的单通道飞机复飞,并且新机的交付量也在增加,波音737 MAX的生产和交付计划正达到恢复的目标。
AIr Transport & MRO

Boeing’s 737 MAX program recovery is hitting its marks as airlines work more of the narrowbody twins back into fleets and deliveries ramp up.
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
Hong Kong-based China Aircraft Leasing Group (CALC) announced March 25 that it had agreed with Boeing to trim its order for 737 MAX family aircraft from 92 aircraft to 66.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
A special IATA task force is supporting airlines as they return Boeing 737 MAXs to service, and the association’s safety audit program has been modified to help ensure return-to-service requirements are followed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Boeing’s 737 MAX program recovery is hitting its marks as airlines work more of the narrowbody twins back into fleets and deliveries ramp up. Take a
Aerospace

By Ben Goldstein
Boeing scored another new order for the 737 MAX family after investment firm 777 Partners agreed to purchase 24 737-8s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Gary Kelly noted the airline added 17 cities to its network over the past year despite COVID-19.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
As Boeing 737 MAX fleet activity grows, airframe-level utilization shows that while usage is ramping up, pandemic-related travel restrictions and reduced demand are lowering average flight-segment times as well as total activity levels.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s 737 MAX program recovery is hitting its marks as airlines work more of the narrowbody twins back into fleets and deliveries ramp up, but the macro demand picture likely will not support the company’s current production-rate outlook, a Canaccord Genuity analysis said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is still yet to begin recertifying the Boeing 737 MAX, saying that major safety concerns raised have “not been fully met.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
The airline will add 13 MAXs to its network this year.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Australia’s aviation safety regulator has cleared Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to fly in the country’s airspace, although it is unclear when any airlines will actually resume MAX operations there.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Czech charter carrier Smartwings has performed its first commercial Boeing 737 MAX flight in 23 months, operating a return debut service between Prague and Málaga, Spain on Feb. 25.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Boeing says that its recently completed deal with Tata-Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL) to build 737 vertical fins in India will augment rather than replace existing fin production in China and South Korea.
Aircraft & Propulsion

大韓航空は、予定されている新造機デリバリーの延期および一部リース機の返却により、今年もまた旅客機フリートの削減を計画している。
Air Transport & MRO