The Boeing 737 has the accolade of being the most produced jet-powered aircraft in history and it’s not hard to see why given that the first flight of the type was April 9th, 1967, and they are still making it today! In fact, as of February 2017, 9,401 have been built. [read more]
Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus (FlyPGS) has placed an order for 200 aircraft with US OEM Boeing in a historic deal to strengthen its fleet in line with its growth plans. The order is made up of a firm order for 100 Boeing 737 Max 10s and a further 100 options [read more]
Jet2 (LS/EXS), the last British passenger operator of the Boeing 757, has begun retirement of the mid-range twin-jet as deliveries of the A321neo continue. The airline has operated the workhorse airliner on holiday routes from the UK with a peak of 13 757s in its fleet. But with an average [read more]
In the latest round of talks to end the deadlock which is halting production across Boeing facilities in Washington state the OEM has put a new offer to the union which will see wages rise by 38%. The International Association of Machinists (IAM) union has endorsed the offer the new [read more]
Boeing has told employees that they need to enforce furlough on employees as strike action by staff in Washington State halts production. The Seattle-based plane maker says that the furlough is needed to preserve cash and ensure the company can recover post-strike Exevutives, Managers and employees will be furloughed for [read more]
Sales of new airliners at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024 (FIA) were at their lowest in over a decade with a total of 286 aircraft receiving orders during this year’s event. By comparison the shows in 2022, 2018. 2016 and 2014 saw 441,1464, 742, and 1210 sales respectively. Airbus came [read more]
Boeing has come out as the big winner on Day one of the Farnborough International Airshow 2024 with multiple orders being announced. As previously reported, National Airlines and Korean Air placed orders for 777 freighters and wide-body airliners respectively early in the day but this was followed a raft of [read more]
Dublin, Ireland-based leasing specialist Avolon has raised $750 million from a new credit facility with a syndicate of seven banks. Avolon which specialises in next-generation airliner leasing such as the A320neo family will extend the lessor’s lending capacity providing more opportunities in the airline sector. The latest credit line, which [read more]
US plane maker Boeing is facing fresh probes from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after it admitted it may have not inspected Boeing 787 Dreamliners properly. The investigation will look at whether staff falsified records about aircraft rolling off the production 787 production line forcing Boeing to reinspect all current [read more]
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will leave the Seattle-based airframer by the end of the year as company stuggles with recent issues resulting in two fatal accidents and several serious incidents on its Boeing 737 and 787 range. Stan Deal, Head of Commercial Airplanes at Boeing is also retiring with imemdiate [read more]
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