Boeing 737 MAX

By Victoria Moores
Ascend Airways Malaysia hopes to secure its air operator certificate in the third quarter of 2025, gearing up for an initial Boeing 737-800 cargo launch.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lee Ann Shay
LHT’s Calgary facility will have the company’s first Leap test cell in Canada, supporting Westjet’s Boeing 737 fleet under a $3 billion, 15-year contract.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Norwegian is awaiting delivery of 12 new aircraft, and CEO Geir Karlsen is considering Boeing 737-10s as the integration of Widerøe is complete.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Announcing an agreement for 70 Airbus A320neo and 50 Boeing 737-8 aircraft, lessor BOC Aviation’s backlog has reached more than 350 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
The strong post-COVID-19 travel recovery has been generating expectations for accommodations in all cabin classes.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Fiji Airways has extended its component and line maintenance support through new deals with AFI KLM E&M and Heston MRO.
MRO

By Sean Broderick
An engine control software fix to address in-aircraft smoke risks following major 737 MAX CFM Leap 1B engine failures should be available in 2026, Boeing says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Malaysia Aviation Group has announced more firm orders for Boeing 737 MAX aircraft including its first for the larger 737-10 variant.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
With only weeks to go until the aviation community meets in Atlanta for MRO Americas 2025, this week's #FlightFriday looks at a carrier causing a stir: Southwest Airlines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines (JAL) is adding another 17 aircraft to its order for Boeing 737-8s and has also revealed plans to transfer 10 787-9s to group subsidiary Zipair.
Airlines & Lessors

By Keith Mwanalushi
KLM UK Engineering is evaluating maintenance cycles and lines as customer demands shift amid fleet changes and contract shifts.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Europe’s LCCs are adapting to make the best of what they hope will be a good summer peak.
Airlines & Lessors

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