The Boeing 737 MAX 9 plays a major role in Alaska’s fleet update. The growth in the MAX 9 fleet is changing the airline’s profile, as the following chart illustrates. The chart shows that Alaska has the highest percentage of…
UPDATE – The FAA requires inspections of ’certain Boeing MAX 9s’ following the Alaska Airlines incident on Friday in which a MAX 9 lost part of a fuselage plug. The airline announced late Friday that it had temporarily grounded most…
There has been a spate of new aircraft deliveries arriving for Indian carriers in the last fortnight. It’s not just been Air India taking delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 on December 22 and deliveries to Air India Express, IndiGo, and…
Boeing has urged operators of the MAX to inspect the rudder control system for a possible loose or missing bolt. The airframer has issued a multi-operator message (MOM) after consultation with the FAA. The MOM follows after an “international operator”…
Lufthansa Group has made up its mind: the airline has ordered 40 Airbus A220-300s plus 20 purchase rights and 40 Boeing MAX 8s plus 60 purchase rights for its own needs and that of new subsidiary CityAirlines. It has also…
The 737 MAX has been a troubled program for Boeing, with two fatal crashes, a safety grounding, a massive inventory build-up, and, most recently, supplier quality issues with limited production. When we compare Boeing’s production targets with actual results, the…