After the grounding, Boeing’s MAX production kept operating, not knowing how long the grounding would last. Supply chains are sensitive, and shocks cause chaos. Boeing, a century-old firm, knows this and was determined not to shock the supply chain. Circumstances…
SEATTLE, Mar. 25, 2025 – Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Japan Airlines (JAL) today finalized an order for 17 737-8s to leverage the fuel efficiency and flexibility of the 737 MAX. The airline aims to launch the new 737 MAX jets on…
We are 79 days into 2025, and United has taken delivery of 22 new aircraft YTD as of this writing. It’s 7:45 am US East Coast time, so more may be delivered later today. Last year, Southwest took a new…
Boeing continues to make steady progress with its MAX program . Here’s our data that demonstrates this. Using our daily production and delivery tracker, we created a subset focusing on the MAX program from its start through today. Our industrial…
Boeing has been in the process of a turnaround in quality, which reached its nadir when bolts were not replaced in a door plug, resulting in an explosive decompression on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 in January 2024. Since…
Are 737 MAX operators benefitting equally from the MAX’s fuel efficiency? Short answer: No. Using Skailark’s data, we offer two charts illustrating this. MAX 8 This model is the family workhorse. It is by far the most popular model ordered,…