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Boeing one incident away from airplane 737 production halt, says lessor

Investigators are probing whether bolts were missing or wrongly fitted when the airplane was delivered just eight weeks before the Jan. 5 blowout that led to a partial grounding

FAA orders Boeing to halt further Max production increases amid blowout

The US Federal Aviation Administration said it informed Boeing that the agency wouldn't allow any further output increases, according to a statement late Wednesday

FAA approves inspection process to clear way for grounded Boeing planes

Federal regulators have approved an inspection process that will let airlines resume flying their Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners, which have been grounded since a side panel blew out of a plane in midflight earlier this month. The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that his agency's review of the scary incident on board an Alaska Airlines Boeing jet gave him confidence to clear a path for the planes to fly again. The official, Mike Whitaker, said the FAA would not agree to any Boeing request to expand production of Max planes until the agency is satisfied that quality-control concerns have been addressed. This won't be back to business as usual for Boeing, Whitaker vowed. The production limits will apply only to the Max, of which there are currently two models, the 8 and the 9. Boeing builds about 30 a month but has wanted to raise production for some time. Boeing said it will work with the FAA and the airlines to get the grounded planes back in the air. We wi

FAA urges door plug inspections on another Boeing 737 model amid blowout

Boeing said in a statement that it "fully supports the FAA and our customers in this action."

'Highly confident' Akasa Air to bring 150 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft on board

In 2021, Akasa Air initially ordered 72 MAX planes from Boeing and then expanded the order to 76 in 2023. Of these, 22 have been delivered, with the remaining 54 due by mid-2027

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun admits 'mistake' after 737 Max 9 door blowout

Alaska Air Group Inc. and United Airlines Holdings Inc. have both discovered other 737 Max 9 jets with loose bolts after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded the Max 9

Here's what airlines and regulators are doing about Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets

US regulators have ordered a temporary grounding for safety checks on 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets installed with the same panel, while investigations and safety checks take place.

Mukesh Ambani owns type of Boeing involved in Alaska Air accident

Reliance Industries added the Boeing 737-9 Max to its corporate fleet last year, according to media reports at the time

Alaska Airlines again grounds all Boeing 737 Max 9 planes for maintenance

Alaska Airlines again grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners on Sunday after federal officials indicated further maintenance might be required to assure that another inflight blowout like the one that damaged one of its planes doesn't happen again. The airline had returned 18 of its 65 737 Max 9 aircraft to service on Saturday following inspections that came less than 24 hours after a portion of one plane's fuselage blew out three miles above (4.8 kilometers) above Oregon on Friday night. The depressurized plane, which was carrying 171 passengers and six crew members, returned safely to Portland International Airport with no serious injuries. The airline said in a statement that the decision was made after receiving a notice from the Federal Aviation Administration that additional work might be needed. Other versions of the 737 are not affected. These aircraft have now also been pulled from service until details about possible additional maintenance work are confirmed with t

Boeing questioned again about 737 Max plane after window, fuselage blowout

The emergency landing of a Boeing 737 Max jetliner with a gaping hole in its side and the airline's decision to ground identical planes is renewing questions about the safety of Boeing's best-selling plane one that was involved in two deadly crashes. A window panel blew out on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 Max seven minutes after takeoff from Portland, Oregon, on Friday. The rapid loss of cabin pressure pulled the clothes off a child and caused oxygen masks to drop from the ceiling, but miraculously none of the 174 passengers and six members were injured. Pilots made a safe emergency landing. Hours after the terrifying incident, Alaska Airlines announced that it would ground its entire fleet of 65 Max 9s for inspections and maintenance. CEO Ben Minicucci said Alaska expects the inspections to be completed in the next few days. Even a short grounding will pose significant problems for the airline and its passengers the Max 9 accounts for more than one-fourth of Alaska's fleet. On

China may end freeze on Boeing 737 Max deal in US ahead of Xi-Biden's meet

A 737 Max agreement would mark an important breakthrough for Boeing, after it lost its market lead in China to arch-rival Airbus SE

SpiceJet inducts 5 leased Boeing 737, three 737 Max aircraft into its fleet

The airline had on June 9 said that it would induct ten Boeing 737 aircraft into its fleet to cater to the increased passenger demand

Boeing trims annual 737 delivery forecast due to supplier errors

It also plans to meet a delivery target of at least 70 widebody 787 Dreamliners in 2023 and is transitioning from a production rate of four to five jets per month

A-I Express set to induct 50 new Boeing 737 MAX planes in next 15 months

Air India Express, which is in the process of merging AIX Connect with itself, plans to induct 50 new B737 MAX planes in the next 15 months as the Tata Group bolsters its aviation business. Besides, the combined entity of Air India Express, also the country's first international budget carrier, and AIX Connect, formerly known as AirAsia India, will be launching its new brand on October 18. In a message to staff this week, Air India Express and AIX Connect Managing Director Aloke Singh said key milestones, including migration to a common reservations and check-in system, have been achieved in terms of integration of the two carriers. Currently, the combined entity has a fleet of 56 aircraft, including 26 B737, 2 B737 MAX, 5 A320 neo and 23 A320. "Over the next 15 months, a total of 50 new B737 MAX aircraft will join the LCC fleet, allowing us to grow our network to new destinations and increase flights on existing routes," Singh said in the message. According to him, the focus is n

Notice period only justified if airline invested in training: Air India CEO

The comment comes at a time when India's youngest carrier Akasa Air has taken legal action against its 43 former Boeing 737 pilots who resigned without serving the notice period of six months

Boeing warns of delay in 737 airplane deliveries due to supplier glitch

Narrowbody handovers will be near the bottom of Boeing's goal of shipping 400 to 450 of the popular 737 jets this year, Chief Financial Officer Brian West said at an investor conference on Thursday

Domestic carrier Akasa Air places order for four Boeing 737 Max jets

Akasa Air CEO Vinay Dube told Reuters earlier this year that it would place a "substantially" large order for new narrowbody jets this year

Akasa Air says no significant impact of delay in Boeing 737 delivery

Akasa Air began operations last August and has 19 737 Max planes in its fleet

Boeing's new 737 woes are an ugly plot twist in a comeback tale: Report

The company is grappling with a manufacturing issue affecting its cash-cow 737 jetliner, which has temporarily brought some deliveries to a halt

737 Max's grounding was bigger disaster for us than Covid: SpiceJet CMD

Ajay Singh said that after the Covid outbreak, SpiceJet was relatively weaker than other Indian carriers