The FAA issued a final airworthiness directive covering a small portion of the 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 fleets yesterday. In the United States, only 79 aircraft are impacted. The directive mandates the installation of two bonding jumpers on…
Operators worldwide are desperate to get their new deliveries. We have posted several stories about the supply chain and OEM labor skills shortage that crimps these deliveries. Operators are incurring significant MRO expenses to keep aircraft in service, which they…
The FAA’s rate throttle on the MAX is leaving customers unhappy. United has even asked pilots to take unpaid time off. Customer anxiety is mainly kept quiet. There is no point in any public Boeing bashing. We are aware of…
The absence of the MAX 10 is being paid a lot of attention as the A321neo continues to experience growing demand. We looked through the data (through September 2023) to see what we might discern. The popularity of the MoM…
The news flow would have you believe it’s all gloom and doom for Boeing MAX operators. In a world where if it bleeds, it leads, every operational mishap is turned into clickbait. Please don’t fall for it! Let’s use real-world…
There’s been a lot of Boeing-bashing. Strategic-level criticism has its place, but operational performance may be overlooked. Let’s start by saying that Boeing’s MAXs are doing great work. This has not been missed by the Chinese airlines, which had to…