Southwest Airlines’ Boeing 737 MAX’s return to service as from 2Q 2021
The Boeing 737 MAX will not enter commercial service sooner than the second quarter of 2021, airline CEO Gary Kelly said. Yesterday, U.S. Federal...
Federal Aviation Administration gives green light for the Boeing 737 MAX to carry passengers again
On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the Boeing 737 MAX to operate commercial flights again (in the United States) after being...
Australian regional airline REX takes delivery of first Boeing 737
REX (Regional Express) Airlines has taken a huge step towards launching its domestic operations, with the delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft.The...
EASA says Boeing 737 MAX can fly again
In Brussels, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) finally gave the green light to the Boeing 737 MAX. The plane is again authorised to...
Boeing 737 MAX might return into service in Europe “by the end of the year”, says EASA
Certification work for the Boeing 737 MAX, grounded since March 2019 after two fatal accidents, is being finalised and a return to service in...
Boeing gets order for 2 737-800BCF and launches new freighter conversion lines to meet demand
The 737-800BCF now has 134 orders and commitments.
Two additional freighter conversion lines are launched to meet strong demand in express traffic and...
After 18-month investigation, US House Committee on Transportation releases final report on 737 MAX, slamming Boeing and FAA
From the Report: “The MAX crashes were… a horrific culmination of a series of faulty technical assumptions by Boeing’s engineers, a lack of transparency...
EASA completes its Boeing 737 MAX test flights and starts analysing the data
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has now completed its test flights of the Boeing 737 MAX. These took place in Vancouver, Canada...
European Aviation Safety Agency performs Boeing 737 MAX test flights
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has been working steadily, in close cooperation with the FAA and Boeing, to return the Boeing 737...
EASA schedules flight tests for the Boeing 737 MAX in Vancouver from 7 September
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has been working steadily, in close cooperation with the FAA and Boeing, to return the Boeing 737...
Boeing finally gets a new order for the 737 MAX: Polish charter airline Enter Air orders two MAX 8s with an option for two more
New order expands Polish carrier’s commitment to the 737 family
Enter Air: “Convinced 737 MAX will be the best aircraft…for many years to...
Lessor GECAS Cargo orders more Boeing 737-800BCF narrowbody freighters
GECAS (GE Capital Aviation Services) signed an agreement with Boeing converting 11 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) options to firm orders and adding nine...
FAA imposes four changes to return Boeing 737 MAX to service
More than one year after the two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes, the US Federal Aviation Administration is still not satisfied with the adjustments...
FAA orders inspection for nearly 2,000 grounded Boeing 737 (NG and Classic) aircraft
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered inspections of around 2,000 Boeing 737 NGs and Classics that had not flown for at least...
Boeing gets order for two 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters from trader Aircraft Finance Germany
Order is the trading company’s first Boeing freighter conversion
Strong demand for air cargo in express traffic and e-commerce marketsResponding to strong near...
[Analysis] Boeing 737 MAX’s troubles could extend far beyond current COVID-19 crisis, says GlobalData
Following the recent news that Avolon has cancelled an additional order of 27 Boeing 737 MAX, Nicolas Jouan, Aerospace and Defence Analyst at GlobalData, a...
Norwegian cancels order for 92 Boeing 737 MAX and five Boeing 787-9 aircraft
On the day the Boeing 737 MAX starts re-certification flights in the U.S., low-cost airline Norwegian cancels an order for 92 Boeing 737 MAX...
Boeing 737 MAX re-certification flight tests to begin on Monday 29 June
Pilots and test crew members from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing should begin a three-day certification test campaign for the 737...
[Analysis] New deferrals show that Airbus is as exposed as Boeing to air travel crisis, says GlobalData
Following news that Iberia has rescheduled orders of A320neo and A350, Nicolas Jouan, Aerospace and Defense Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company,...
[Analysis] Another deferral of the delivery of 68 aircraft threatens chances of come back for the Boeing 737 MAX, says GlobalData
Following today’s (Wednesday 3 June) news that SMBC Aviation Capital is deferring 68 Boeing 737 MAX deliveries, Nicolas Jouan, Aerospace and Defense Analyst at...