Boeing 737 Max

Boeing closes in on large 737 Max order from Tata group's Air India

The final deal between Air India and Boeing is expected to include 40 to 50 Max aircraft that were built for Chinese carriers but never delivered due to an extended grounding of the US jet

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

Akasa Air to fly with 15 fewer seats due to supply chain woes

The airline expects the issue to be resolved in 6-9 months

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

Boeing offers 737 Max jets to Air India amid US-China trade tensions

Boeing Co. is offering 737 Max jets once slated for Chinese customers to Air India Ltd. as the planemaker tries to offload some of the roughly 140 aircraft it's currently not allowed to deliver

Boeing behind schedule in getting approval for Max jets: Federal official

Federal officials say Boeing has completed little of the work necessary to certify new versions of its 737 Max jetliner by a year-end deadline, and the aircraft maker is lobbying Congress for more time. If the Federal Aviation Administration does not certify the planes by year end, Boeing would be required under a 2020 law to add a new type of system to alert pilots when there is a potential safety problem with the flight. Boeing wants to avoid adding the crew-alerting system, which would further delay approval of the new Max 7 and Max 10 jets. The company argues that the system doesn't exist on older 737s, and putting it on future Max jets would add complexity for pilots. An FAA official said in a letter to Boeing that as of mid-September, the FAA had accepted less than 10% of Boeing's safety assessments on the new planes, another 70% of assessments were undergoing review or changes, and in some cases, the company had failed even to submit necessary documents. Many of these docume

Boeing to pay $200 million to settle SEC probe over 737 Max jetliner

The settlement, announced by the SEC on Thursday, concludes a probe into whether Boeing withheld key information from shareholders about a flawed software system linked to the 2018 and 2019 crashes

Akasa Air grounds B737 Max aircraft after noticing engine fuel leak

Carrier operating with three planes, will source spare parts to repair the engine fuel pump

'Abundant caution': Regulator extends cap on SpiceJet flights till Oct 29

Airline will have to demonstrate that it has the resources to fly more planes and it will continue under DGCA's 'enhanced surveillance'

SpiceJet sends 80 pilots on leave without pay for three mths to prune costs

Loss making airline is currently operating less than half its flights, following a July 27 DGCA order brought on by a spate of incidents

SpiceJet in dire need of recapitalisation to revive operation: Report

The carrier has been strong in its pursuit of weathering the storm but it has faced a series of headwinds for more than three years. The company reported huge loss in April-June quarter

Boeing deliveries slip to five-month low of 26 airplanes in July

July's Boeing data does, however, underscore industrial snags testing the aerospace industry after Airbus reported lower July deliveries on Monday

Lessor pushes to repossess SpiceJet aircraft as payment negotiations fail

Aircraft lessor DAE has approached aviation regulator DGCA to deregister three SpiceJet 737 planes

Akasa Air to operate its 1st commercial flight on Aug 7; opens ticket sales

New airline Akasa Air on Friday said it will launch commercial flight operations on August 7 by operating its first service on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route using Boeing 737 Max aircraft

How the Ukraine war may give wings to Jet airways' international plans

Jet Airways plans to lease 20 Airbus A320s by 2024

Jet claims rights on livery, objects to SpiceJet using it on some planes

Jet Airways aims to restart operations in September after takeover by the Kalrock Jalan consortium

Akasa Air takes delivery of first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft at IGI Airport

Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-promoted Akasa Air's first aircraft Boeing 737 MAX arrived in Delhi on Tuesday, bringing it closer to securing the mandatory Air Operator Permit to start operations.

Akasa Air takes delivery of first 737 Max aircraft from Boeing in US

New airline Akasa Air on Thursday took delivery of the first 737 Max aircraft from Boeing in Seattle, USA, a statement said

Akasa Air concludes sale and lease back of 5 Boeing 737 Max planes

Akasa Air ordered 72 Boeing 737 Max aircraft last November

SpiceJet says 90 barred pilots to undergo re-training after DGCA slaps fine

The DGCA had barred 90 SpiceJet pilots from operating the Boeing 737 Max aircraft, and those pilots were subjected to retraining on 737 Max simulators.