Airline bosses to meet with Boeing, FBI reaches out to Alaska 737-9 ‘victims’
As the aviation industry struggles to cope with repercussions of the Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 door plug…
Boeing 737 MAX
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The Boeing 737 MAX is a family of narrow-body airliners designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is part of the 737 series. The MAX series features new engines, and updated avionics to deliver greater fuel efficiency, improved performance, and reduced operating costs compared to its predecessors.
Key Facts
- Type: Commercial jetliner
- Manufacturer: Boeing Commercial Airplanes
- First Flight: January 29, 2016
- Introduced: May 22, 2017
- Variants: 737 MAX 7, 737 MAX 8, 737 MAX 9, 737 MAX 10
- Capacity: Typically 138-230 passengers depending on variant and configuration
- Range: Approximately 3,300 to 3,850 nautical miles (6,112 to 7,130 km) depending on variant
- Engines: CFM International LEAP-1B engines
- Production: Assembled at Boeing’s Renton, Washington facility
FAA chief says factory visit shows Boeing’s focus on production over safety
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Michael Whitaker has spoken of a recent visit to Boeing’s facilities in which…
Akasa Air secures long-term Boeing 737 MAX pilot training agreement with CAE
The Indian carrier Akasa Air has secured a long-term Boeing 737 MAX pilot training agreement with CAE in…
Boeing CEO unable to tell NTSB exactly who reinstalled door plug on Alaska 737-9
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair Jeniffer Homendy has said in a letter to the United States…
United tells Boeing to swap 737 MAX 10 build for MAX 9s; A321 talks confirmed
Boeing has been instructed by United Airlines to build more 737 MAX 9 aircraft for the carrier, rather…
NTSB to hear sworn testimonies at public hearing into 737-9 door plug blowout
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hear sworn testimonies at a two-day investigative hearing into the Alaska…
DoJ opens criminal investigation into 737 MAX blowout, Alaska ‘not the target’
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has opened a criminal investigation into the Alaska Airlines door plug blowout…
United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 veers off taxiway at Houston Airport
A Boeing 737 MAX 8 belonging to United Airlines ran off the taxiway after landing at Houston-George Bush…
Boeing responds after NTSB says 737 door plug documents and staff names withheld
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair Jennifer Homendy has told lawmakers at the US Senate Commerce Committee,…
FAA completes six-week audit of Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems: results
A six-week audit, carried out by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), of Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems has discovered…
Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems open talks to remerge, Airbus A220 factory fate
Boeing and Spirt AeroSystems have both confirmed that talks have begun to potentially remerge the companies. Boeing believes…
Pressure builds on Boeing as DoJ investigates, FAA demands plan within 90 days
Pressure is building on Boeing following the Alaska Airlines plug door blowout, after the US Justice Department (DoJ)…
Lynx Air cites mounting financial pressures as two-year-old airline bows out
Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier Lynx Air has announced that it will cease operations, citing mounting financial pressure as the…
Boeing replaces 737 MAX lead following Alaska Airlines plug door blowout
One of the leading figures of the Boeing 737 MAX program has been replaced after 18 years of…
WestJet faces indefinite delays to new aircraft deliveries amid Boeing woes
Canadian carrier WestJet is reportedly facing indefinite delays on dozens of new aircraft deliveries, according to the carrier.…
Alaska Airlines faces claim of ‘whistling sound’ near plug door on prior flight
A lawyer representing 22 people onboard the Alaska Airlines flight that suffered a rapid decompression on January 5,…
NTSB report: photo shows key bolts missing from Alaska plug door during assembly
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published its preliminary investigation report into the Alaska Airlines Boeing…
Boeing flags possible 737 delivery delays as further production faults found
Boeing has warned several 737 MAX customers that delivery delays could result following the discovery of further manufacturing…