Boeing 737 MAX

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s eternal conflict pits optimistic words against delayed actions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Boeing delivery delays continue to hamper Allegiant Air, as the ULCC no longer anticipates placing any MAX aircraft into service during the first half of 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
UAE-based flydubai has launched a retrofit project that will see a complete upgrade of the cabin interiors for the majority of its 29 Boeing 737-800NGs fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Howmet's John Plant, often seen as a shrewd prognosticator of large aircraft manufacturing rates, has slashed his company’s expectations for 737 shipments.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
The OEM’s two-decade experiment in remote management has failed.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Large suppliers maintain cautious optimism that production-line struggles will be short-lived and are not a precursor to lower long-term production rate targets
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Steep costs, capacity swings and Boeing woes compounded an already seasonally challenging quarter for U.S. airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
LCC Bonza has halted flights and entered voluntary administration, as the relative newcomer to the Australian domestic market considers its survival options.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Despite a comfortable backlog, the country’s industry continues to grapple with financial woes and recovering know-how.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno
Supply chain problems with different root causes will keep output below previous forecasts for much of 2024, as 737 challenges draw more scrutiny.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Lori Ranson
Southwest's expected deliveries of Boeing 737-8s in 2024 have plummeted by 59 aircraft as it faces cost pressure from higher labor and maintenance expenses.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Turkish Airlines and CDB Aviation have signed a new lease agreement for an additional six Boeing 737-8s and one Airbus A330-343.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Nearly flawless fuselages and a sufficient supply of heat exchangers are the two key pacing items determining Boeing’s monthly output of 737s and 787s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Both U.S. carriers believe they are laying the groundwork to change the narrative for the historically weak first quarter.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
A reckoning in Renton, Washington, and Wichita is triggering jitters over a potential earthquake across the supply chain.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Victoria Moores
Leisure carrier SunExpress aims to grow to 150 aircraft by 2033, when it may consider shifting from its all-Boeing fleet to a dual-manufacturer strategy.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Alaska Air Group is unsure how many aircraft it will receive from Boeing in 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Quality standdowns that began within Boeing Commercial Airplanes are also extending across the OEM’s Global Services segment, a senior company executive said.
MRO

By Kevin Michaels
Boeing’s new leaders would be wise to study GE’s metamorphosis under Larry Culp.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
NTSB says incorrect runway-condition assumptions appear to have played a role in a United Airlines 737-8 runway excursion on March 8 in Houston.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno, Steve Trimble, Irene Klotz, Guy Norris
Boeing’s new leadership in Commercial Airplanes and at the top are likely just the beginning of major changes at the manufacturing giant.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Lori Ranson
United Airlines has confirmed that aircraft delivery delays from Boeing are lowering block hours, which is creating excess staffing.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Capacity constraints will prevent a full recovery within Europe’s short-haul market this summer, dampening traffic growth but signaling higher yields for LCCs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Brazil's GOL took delivery of five Boeing 737-8s in the 2023 fourth quarter (Q4), its latest earnings release reveals; two more were delivered in Q1 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The carrier expects to confirm deals by the third quarter as order activity in Asia heats up.
Airlines & Lessors