Boeing 737 MAX

By David Casey
Nolinor Aviation president Marco Prud’Homme tells Routes why the Canadian company has launched leisure airline OWG and what the startup will bring to an already crowded market.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
Panama’s Copa Airlines has a steady stream of Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft scheduled during the next couple years and has not seen any passenger pushback on the MAX aircraft it has in operation.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The Canadian ULCC plans to serve 18 domestic destinations during the summer season.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air plans to reduce its passenger fleet again this year by delaying scheduled deliveries and returning some aircraft to lessors.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Ethiopian Airlines has decided to continue operating the Boeing 737 MAX and now plans to return the aircraft to service in July.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Icelandair will be ready to reintroduce its six Boeing 737 MAX once extensive updates and pilot training are completed.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Czech carrier Smartwings is set to become the first airline to operate the Boeing 737 MAX on a scheduled route in Europe since EASA gave its approval for the aircraft’s return to service.
Airports & Networks

By Guy Ferneyhough
Boeing’s Indian joint venture Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited is set to start manufacturing vertical fin structures for 737 family aircraft at its site in Hyderabad.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
The Czech airline looks set to be the first in Europe to reintroduce the Boeing 737 MAX.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The Dallas-based airline sees no evidence of business traffic returning to pre-pandemic levels.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s updated 737-10 program timeline sees first deliveries in 2023, giving it about two years to develop changes agreed to as part of regulatory reviews of the narrowbody program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair said it expected to make a full-year net loss of as much as €950 million ($1.1 billion) in the most challenging year in its history, but sounded an optimistic note about a summer recovery as vaccines are rolled out across Europe.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has joined other global regulators in approving the return to service (RTS) of the Boeing 737 MAX.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau
As Europe clears the MAX's return, 777X and 787 woes cap a horrible year and record loss for Boeing. Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss on Check 6.
Air Transport

By Lori Ranson
The LCC will bring the aircraft back to service gradually.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
Executives at American Airlines are confident that moves made last year to streamline the carrier’s fleet and headcount will reap big gains once demand picks up, although the timing of a recovery remains uncertain.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Background provided by EASA on its formal Boeing 737 MAX return-to-service (RTS) approval sheds light on future changes on tap for the narrowbody family.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Boeing has pushed back first deliveries of the 777X by an additional year to the end of 2023 after disclosing the need for a late flight control system-related modification driven by stiffer certification requirements in the wake of the 737 MAX experience.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Canadian ULCC Flair Airlines announced an agreement to lease 13 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, as it looks to grow its fleet while bringing down fares in the domestic air travel market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
EASA has become the latest regulator to lift the flight ban of the Boeing 737 MAX, issuing a corresponding airworthiness directive (AD) on Jan. 27.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Flydubai is expanding its operations in Europe, adding Malta and Salzburg to its network, as well as resuming flights to the Italian cities of Catania and Naples.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The airline took delivery of the first of 68 Boeing 737-9s it has on order.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
WestJet re-launched Boeing 737-8 services with a routine flight from Calgary to Vancouver Jan. 21, becoming the first Canadian carrier to operate a 737 MAX-family aircraft following a 20-month global grounding.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
The move comes after Transport Canada lifted the ban on the MAX in Canadian airspace.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has flagged a subset of Boeing MAX-family aircraft as needing post-production re-work after the manufacturer discovered a sealant was not applied to certain components during manufacturing.
Safety, Ops & Regulation