Boeing 737 MAX

By Victoria Moores
Togolese carrier ASKY, which is managed by Ethiopian Airlines, is adding a pair of used Boeing 737-8s from Ireland-headquartered lessor AerCap in summer 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Ryanair is planning to enter a period of slower profitable growth by 2027, when its Boeing 737-10s start arriving.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Boeing Business Jets is “off to a strong start” for the year with orders and commitments for four aircraft, says Joe Benson, the new president of BBJ.
EBACE

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Kurt Hofmann
Air Algérie has signed an agreement with Boeing to buy eight 737-9s as part of the North African carrier’s ongoing fleet renewal strategy.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
“Everybody knows it’s not within our control. It’s really a Boeing issue,” Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said at the carrier’s annual shareholders’ meeting May 17.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris, Christine Boynton, Jens Flottau
A large number of Airbus A320neos, A220s and Embraer E2 aircraft are parked as Pratt & Whitney struggles with retrofits and engine supply.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Supply chain problems and delayed deliveries from aircraft OEMs are pushing carriers to turn elsewhere to secure sufficient capacity for long-term demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Copa Airlines would prefer to add more than just the eight Boeing 737 MAX narrowbodies slated for delivery in 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair plans to drive growth across the region by cutting air fares further, having made the decision to move up the scale in seats per aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The carrier does not mention the aircrafts’ origin, but they may have originally been destined for Russia’s S7 Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sash Tusa
The civil aerospace industry is suffering from an institutional form of “long COVID.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing has set up four sites to modify non-compliant vertical fin attachment fittings on undelivered 737 MAXs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing delivered just 26 aircraft in April as the latest 737 program issue cut into that model’s customer handovers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair has placed a firm order for 150 Boeing 737-10 aircraft for delivery between 2027 and 2033.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Delivery delays for Virgin Australia’s first Boeing 737-8 aircraft means the carrier is unable to use the aircraft to launch flights to Tokyo as planned.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith says he hopes to announce a new narrowbody order at Dubai Airshow 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey, Sean Broderick
Amid several major policy and protocol changes, the agency is grappling with a high number of leaders in acting roles.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
What if airframer Boeing offered to buy back the Wichita aerostructures operations of Spirit AeroSystems, would Spirit be open to it?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing estimates that 75% of the 225 737 MAXs in the company’s undelivered inventory must be repaired.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Howmet Aerospace is ready to support Boeing in its ramp-up of monthly production of new 737 MAX narrowbodies.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Victoria Moores
The Luxembourg flag carrier will begin MAX operations in summer 2023 with two leased 737-8s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The FAA plans to complete key revisions to system safety assessment procedures by late 2024.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Icelandair will operate its largest-ever flight schedule from its Keflavik hub while LCC Play will focus on point-to-point services.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines plans to reduce flights in the second half of the year due to ongoing aircraft delivery delays.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Lessor Avolon will take 40 Boeing 737 MAXs from the OEM toward the end of this decade, in a switch from its recent method of acquiring the type.
Airlines & Lessors