Boeing 737 MAX

By Daniel Williams
This week #FlightFriday looks at Indian operators and their narrowbody jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
ANA Holdings has revealed major orders with Airbus, Boeing and Embraer as the Japanese airline aims to boost its fleet size to 320 aircraft by 2030.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The aircraft-maker’s much-anticipated production rate increases on its key programs remain tied to quality improvement targets that appear to be in sight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Arajet will lease five new Boeing 737-8s, further expanding its fleet as the airline accelerates its growth across the Americas.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Seeking a new era of sustained profitability, some budget carriers are playing to their unique strengths while others seek to evolve their operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
SpiceJet wants to add widebodies to its fleet in future but is putting its immediate attention on reactivating around 30 grounded aircraft to bolster capacity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Allegiant has built a growth schedule for 2025 that factors in the arrival of additional Boeing 737-8s, and it believes the OEM will be able to deliver on that.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing delivered 45 aircraft in January—the most single-month total since December 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
While IndiGo and Air India Indian airline industry headlines, the country’s newest airline, Akasa, is taking steps to support its growth ambitions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary says the Irish ULCC lost one year of growth related to ongoing Boeing 737 MAX delivery delays.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
Woodward expects its commercial aerospace business to return to growth in the second half of its fiscal 2025 as Boeing ramps up production of the 737 MAX.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Kurt Hofmann
Turkish leisure and domestic carrier SunExpress continues to face Boeing 737-8 delivery delays as it prepares for a strong summer season.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
One of the world’s largest buyers of aircraft and engines makes clear his frustrations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Southwest says higher production levels at Boeing will allow it to accelerate a fleet monetization strategy focused on the airline’s 737-800 and 737-8s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno
If last year was rock bottom, 2025 could be the start of recovery for the airframer and large defense prime. But the flight path is cloudy.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Daniel Williams
With Aviation Week’s MRO Latin America coming up, this week’s Flight Friday looks at the last two years of flights for Latin American operators by aircraft class.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Positive trends have Boeing executives optimistic that a ramp-up to 42 aircraft per month is achievable in 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Boeing leaders said they are confident about returning to a monthly production rate of 38 new 737 narrowbodies before the end of 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
SpiceJet plans to bring 10 aircraft, including four of its Boeing 737 MAXs, back into service by mid-April 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair reported a strong rise in its net profit for the December quarter and expects to reach 200 million passengers for fiscal 2025,
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
ST Engineering has secured a five-year MRO contract to service the CFM International Leap 1B engines that power Korean Air's Boeing 737 MAX fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
One year after removing the Boeing 737-10 from internal fleet plans, United Airlines’ outlook for the variant is taking a positive turn.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
The enhanced angle-of-attack (EAOA) system is targeted at improving identification and detection of erroneous angle-of-attack data.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Delivery delays of new Boeing 737-9s to Greater Bay Airlines and issues maintaining the carrier's current 737-800s have led to the cancellation of 128 flights.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Brazil’s GOL Linhas Aéreas is returning to the Venezuelan market after nearly a decade away, with plans to launch flights to Caracas starting March 31.
Airlines & Lessors