Boeing 737 MAX

Good news for flyers, SpiceJet to start internet services on its Boeing 737 Max planes

SpiceJet hopes to start broadband internet service on its planes soon, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Ajay Singh said, reports PTI. 

May 24, 2022, 17:29 PM IST

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air: All you need to know about India's newest low-cost airline

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air plans to fly 18 aircraft by the end of March 2023 across domestic routes in the country, focusing on metro to tier-2 and tier-3 cities.

 

May 24, 2022, 06:20 AM IST

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air shares first picture of Boeing 737 Max plane, launch in July

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air plans to fly 18 aircraft by the end of March 2023 across domestic routes in the country, focusing on metro to tier-2 and tier-3 cities.

May 23, 2022, 15:01 PM IST

China Southern Airlines plans to drop Boeing 737 Max aircraft from fleet

China Southern Airlines is one of the biggest customers of Boeing but as per the reports, they have dropped the plans for including more than 100 B737 MAX jets in the fleet for 2024.

May 20, 2022, 12:34 PM IST

China says Black Boxes of Boeing 737 Max leaves no clue of plane crash

The two recorders on the plane were severely damaged due to the impact, and the data restoration and analysis work is still in progress," CAAC said. 

Apr 21, 2022, 15:55 PM IST

DGCA bans 90 SpiceJet pilots from flying Boeing 737 Max, know the real deal

As per DGCA, the nodal aviation body in India, the pilots will have to undergo training again, in a proper manner, on the Boeing 737 Max simulator.

 

Apr 19, 2022, 13:47 PM IST

90 SpiceJet pilots barred from flying Boeing 737 Max plane for THIS reason

As per DGCA, the nodal aviation body in India, the pilots will have to undergo training again, in a proper manner, on the Boeing 737 Max simulator.

Apr 13, 2022, 09:47 AM IST

SpiceJet's Boeing 737 Max returns back to Mumbai due to technical snag mid-air

SpiceJet flight SG- 467 operating Mumbai-Kolkata returned back to Mumbai after take off due to a technical issue and the aircraft landed safely in Mumbai, a SpiceJet spokesperson said. 

Dec 10, 2021, 13:02 PM IST

United becomes world's first airline to fly on 100 percent sustainable fuel (SAF), operates Boeing 737 Max

The flight carrying 100 passengers, operated with one of United's new Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets with 500 gallons of sustainable fuel in one engine and 500 gallons of traditional jet fuel in the other.

Dec 02, 2021, 09:47 AM IST

Breaking: Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air orders 72 Boeing 737 MAX jets

Last month, SNV Aviation, which owns Akasa Air, said it expected to start flying next year after getting initial clearance from the civil aviation ministry to launch the country`s latest ultra-low-cost carrier.

Nov 16, 2021, 17:48 PM IST

US ends Boeing 737 MAX flight ban after crash probes

Boeing has won the approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration to fly its 737 MAX jet again.

Nov 19, 2020, 03:10 AM IST

Boeing executives defend safety decisions on 737 MAX development

Leverkuhn defended the decision to tie a new safety system on the MAX, called MCAS, to a single sensor that has been implicated in both fatal crashes. Boeing has since agreed to use data from two separate sensors when the plane returns to service, which could come as early as this year.

Sep 13, 2020, 09:28 AM IST

Boeing releases internal messages on 737 MAX, calls them 'completely unacceptable'

In one message dated November 2015, which appears to shed light on lobbying methods used when facing demands from regulators, a Boeing employee notes regulators were likely to want simulator training for a particular type of cockpit alert.

Jan 10, 2020, 08:50 AM IST

Boeing set to lose biggest planemaker title as deliveries fall 37%

Boeing deliveries lagged those of Airbus SE, which on Tuesday said it handed over 389 planes in the same period, up 28% from a year earlier.

Jul 09, 2019, 23:15 PM IST

Boeing's 777X faces engine snags, questions rise over delivery goal

Dubai`s Emirates has said it expects to fly its first 777X in June 2020, a date now widely seen in doubt.

Jun 06, 2019, 10:51 AM IST

Boeing 737 MAX may not return to service until August: IATA head

 The 737 MAX was grounded globally in March after a crash in Ethiopia killed all 157 people on board, the model`s second deadly crash in five months.

May 29, 2019, 14:15 PM IST

Boeing did not disclose 737 MAX alert issue to FAA for 13 months

The US planemaker has been trying for weeks to dispel suggestions that it made airlines pay for safety features after it emerged that an alert designed to show discrepancies in Angle of Attack readings from two sensors was optional on the 737 MAX.

May 06, 2019, 09:33 AM IST

Too many travellers, too few planes is US airlines' 737 MAX summer dilemma

"The revenue is right in front of them. They can see it, but they can`t meet it," said Mike Trevino, spokesman for Southwest Airlines Pilots Association and an aviation industry veteran.

Apr 14, 2019, 22:25 PM IST

Ethiopia to issue first Boeing investigation report on Thursday

Some 35 nationalities were among the 157 passengers and crew who died when the nearly full plane crashed six minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, in clear conditions.

Apr 04, 2019, 07:11 AM IST

Boeing to submit 737 MAX software upgrade 'in the coming weeks'

Boeing Co said on Monday it planned to submit a proposed software enhancement package for the grounded 737 MAX in "the coming weeks" after the company had previously said it planned to deliver the fix for government approval by last week.

Apr 02, 2019, 06:40 AM IST