Allegiant Travel Company announced an agreement with Boeing to purchase 50 new 737 MAX aircraft as part of the airline’s ongoing efforts to modernize and expand its fleet on 5th January, 2022. The multi-year deal – Boeing’s first with an ultra-low-cost carrier in the United States – includes the purchase of 737-7 and 737-8-200 models, […]
Boeing’s 737-10, the largest airplane in the 737 MAX family, has completed a successful first flight. The airplane took off from Renton Field in Renton, Washington, at 10:07 a.m. and landed at 12:38 p.m. at Boeing Field in Seattle on June 18, 2021. “The airplane performed beautifully,” said 737 Chief Pilot Capt. Jennifer Henderson. “The […]
Boeing and SMBC Aviation Capital have signed a deal for 14 additional 737-8 jets, with the lessor growing its 737 Max portfolio. The new order comes as airlines prepare for a robust return to air travel and modernise their narrow-body fleets to reduce fuel use and carbon emissions. “We are pleased to have concluded an […]
Malaysia Airlines have announced that it has agreed with planemaker Boeing to defer its 737 MAX deliveries. The order for 25 of the jets still stands, and the planes will arrive with the airline from 2024 onwards over the course of three to four years. Deliveries of Malaysia’s MAXs were initially scheduled to commence in […]
Boeing yesterday released a statement advising customers and suppliers they did not expect to see the 737 Max return to service until mid 2020, although the company emphasised this was an estimate with the FAA and other global regulators determining the exact date. The full statement read: ‘As we have emphasized, the FAA and other […]
SunExpress is exercising options for 10 additional Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes to continue renewing its fleet and growing its position in the leisure travel industry, the airline and Boeing announced today at the Dubai Airshow. The purchase, valued at $1.2 billion according to list prices, adds to a previous SunExpress order for 32 MAX […]
Boeing has said it will record an after-tax charge of $4.9 billion, or $8.74 per share, in connection with the grounding of the 737 Max. The plane is currently out of operation following two crashes, in Indonesia and Ethiopia. The charge, which also reflects associated delivery delays, will result in a $5.6 billion reduction of […]
Nigerian airline to expand regional network with new, more capable 737 jet – Boeing 737 MAX continues to expand its footprint across Africa Boeing and Air Peace of Nigeria today announced a new order for ten 737 MAX 8 airplanes during a signing ceremony in Lagos.Air Peace already operates Boeing 737s between major cities in […]
Boeing made the first delivery of the new 737 MAX. The airplane, a 737 MAX 8, was handed over to Malindo Air at the Seattle Delivery Center. The Malaysia-based airline will be the first to put the 737 MAX into commercial service. “This airplane will change the face of the single-aisle market,” said Boeing Commercial […]
