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Here's what airlines and regulators are doing about Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets

US regulators have ordered a temporary grounding for safety checks on 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets installed with the same panel, while investigations and safety checks take place.

Mukesh Ambani owns type of Boeing involved in Alaska Air accident

Reliance Industries added the Boeing 737-9 Max to its corporate fleet last year, according to media reports at the time

Alaska Airlines again grounds all Boeing 737 Max 9 planes for maintenance

Alaska Airlines again grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners on Sunday after federal officials indicated further maintenance might be required to assure that another inflight blowout like the one that damaged one of its planes doesn't happen again. The airline had returned 18 of its 65 737 Max 9 aircraft to service on Saturday following inspections that came less than 24 hours after a portion of one plane's fuselage blew out three miles above (4.8 kilometers) above Oregon on Friday night. The depressurized plane, which was carrying 171 passengers and six crew members, returned safely to Portland International Airport with no serious injuries. The airline said in a statement that the decision was made after receiving a notice from the Federal Aviation Administration that additional work might be needed. Other versions of the 737 are not affected. These aircraft have now also been pulled from service until details about possible additional maintenance work are confirmed with t

Boeing questioned again about 737 Max plane after window, fuselage blowout

The emergency landing of a Boeing 737 Max jetliner with a gaping hole in its side and the airline's decision to ground identical planes is renewing questions about the safety of Boeing's best-selling plane one that was involved in two deadly crashes. A window panel blew out on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 Max seven minutes after takeoff from Portland, Oregon, on Friday. The rapid loss of cabin pressure pulled the clothes off a child and caused oxygen masks to drop from the ceiling, but miraculously none of the 174 passengers and six members were injured. Pilots made a safe emergency landing. Hours after the terrifying incident, Alaska Airlines announced that it would ground its entire fleet of 65 Max 9s for inspections and maintenance. CEO Ben Minicucci said Alaska expects the inspections to be completed in the next few days. Even a short grounding will pose significant problems for the airline and its passengers the Max 9 accounts for more than one-fourth of Alaska's fleet. On

China may end freeze on Boeing 737 Max deal in US ahead of Xi-Biden's meet

A 737 Max agreement would mark an important breakthrough for Boeing, after it lost its market lead in China to arch-rival Airbus SE

SpiceJet inducts 5 leased Boeing 737, three 737 Max aircraft into its fleet

The airline had on June 9 said that it would induct ten Boeing 737 aircraft into its fleet to cater to the increased passenger demand

Boeing trims annual 737 delivery forecast due to supplier errors

It also plans to meet a delivery target of at least 70 widebody 787 Dreamliners in 2023 and is transitioning from a production rate of four to five jets per month

A-I Express set to induct 50 new Boeing 737 MAX planes in next 15 months

Air India Express, which is in the process of merging AIX Connect with itself, plans to induct 50 new B737 MAX planes in the next 15 months as the Tata Group bolsters its aviation business. Besides, the combined entity of Air India Express, also the country's first international budget carrier, and AIX Connect, formerly known as AirAsia India, will be launching its new brand on October 18. In a message to staff this week, Air India Express and AIX Connect Managing Director Aloke Singh said key milestones, including migration to a common reservations and check-in system, have been achieved in terms of integration of the two carriers. Currently, the combined entity has a fleet of 56 aircraft, including 26 B737, 2 B737 MAX, 5 A320 neo and 23 A320. "Over the next 15 months, a total of 50 new B737 MAX aircraft will join the LCC fleet, allowing us to grow our network to new destinations and increase flights on existing routes," Singh said in the message. According to him, the focus is n

Notice period only justified if airline invested in training: Air India CEO

The comment comes at a time when India's youngest carrier Akasa Air has taken legal action against its 43 former Boeing 737 pilots who resigned without serving the notice period of six months

Boeing warns of delay in 737 airplane deliveries due to supplier glitch

Narrowbody handovers will be near the bottom of Boeing's goal of shipping 400 to 450 of the popular 737 jets this year, Chief Financial Officer Brian West said at an investor conference on Thursday

Domestic carrier Akasa Air places order for four Boeing 737 Max jets

Akasa Air CEO Vinay Dube told Reuters earlier this year that it would place a "substantially" large order for new narrowbody jets this year

Akasa Air says no significant impact of delay in Boeing 737 delivery

Akasa Air began operations last August and has 19 737 Max planes in its fleet

Boeing's new 737 woes are an ugly plot twist in a comeback tale: Report

The company is grappling with a manufacturing issue affecting its cash-cow 737 jetliner, which has temporarily brought some deliveries to a halt

737 Max's grounding was bigger disaster for us than Covid: SpiceJet CMD

Ajay Singh said that after the Covid outbreak, SpiceJet was relatively weaker than other Indian carriers

US gets warrant to seize Russian company's $25 mn Boeing 737 amid sanctions

A federal court in New York authorised the seizure of a USD 25 million Boeing 737 owned by a Russian energy company, citing US sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine, US authorities said on Wednesday. The aircraft is owned by PJSC Rosneft Oil Co., headquartered in Moscow and led by sanctioned oligarch Igor Ivanovich Sechin. The court found probable cause that the aircraft, which has not been in the US since 2014, could be seized by the US based on violations of the Export Control Reform Act. Today's enforcement action demonstrates there is a price to pay for Russian companies and oligarchs that flagrantly evade sanctions that the United States has imposed in response to the unjustified war against the people of the Ukraine, Breon Peace, the US attorney in Brooklyn, said in a news release. Rosneft Oil did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. The action is part of a continuing effort to diminish Russian wealth after its invasion of ...

Tata Boeing Aerospace ships first vertical fin structure for Boeing 737

Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL) on Tuesday said it has shipped the first vertical fin structure for the Boeing 737 aircraft from its state-of-the-art facility in Hyderabad. The vertical fin will be delivered to the Boeing manufacturing facility in Renton, WA, for integration into the final Boeing 737 aircraft, a Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) statement said. In 2021, TBAL added a new production line to manufacture vertical fin structures for the 737 family of airplanes. Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited is an example of Boeing's commitment towards co-development of integrated systems in aerospace and defence in India for the world, and a reflection of the country's Aatmanirbhar Bharat capabilities. The speed and quality with which the first vertical fin has been manufactured is a testament to TBAL's skilled workforce, engineering talent, and world-class manufacturing prowess. said Boeing India President Salil Gupte. Successful shipment of the first vertical fin structure for

Boeing airlines orders hit 4-year high in 2022, led by 737 Max jets

Boeing said Tuesday it took more than 200 net orders for passenger airplanes in December and finished 2022 with its best year since 2018, which was before two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max jet and a pandemic that choked off demand for new planes. The biggest boost came from United Airlines, which placed large orders for both the 737 Max and the larger, twin-aisle 787, which is used mostly on international routes. Bank of China Aviation also placed a significant order for 40 Max jets, Boeing said. Boeing reported 774 orders for all of 2022, after subtracting cancellations. That was an increase from 479 the year before and a rebound from 2020, when the company lost 471 more orders than it gained. Boeing said it delivered 69 planes in December, including 53 Maxes. Of those, Southwest took 18, which was a one-month record for any airline customer, Boeing said. The company reported delivering 480 planes for the year. Deliveries are an important source of cash because buyers ...

Air India close to finalise deal of 50 Boeing 737 MAX planes for AI Express

AI close to finalise deal of 50 Boeing 737 MAX planes for AI Express

European connect: SpiceJet links Amritsar and Italy with one-stop flights

SpiceJet is connecting Amritsar with Rome Fiumicino with a Boeing 737 Max twice a week and will also fly the plane between Amritsar and Milan Bergamo thrice weekly

IndiGo, SpiceJet to wet lease aircraft in the winter to enhance capacity

Wet leasing is an arrangement where the lessor provides an aircraft along with crew and maintenance, and has operational control