https://simpleflying.com Boeing is one-half of the global commercial manufacturer duopoly, alongside Airbus. Based in the United States, the planemaker is currently working on bringing the 777X to market. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:00:12 GMT en-US hourly 60 Turkish Airlines has begun returning its Boeing 737 MAX 9 back to service after the airline grounded them shortly after the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 blew out its door plug in early January 2024. Currently, the Turkish carrier has five aircraft of the type.

]]> Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:00:12 GMT https://simpleflying.com/turkish-airlines-resume-boeing-737-max-9-flights/ SpaceX, the space company that aims to transport humans to Mars, as well as other planets, has purchased a Boeing 737-800 Next Generation (NG). The aircraft, registered as N154TS, previously belonged to Air China, the China-based full-service airline, which phased out the 737-800 in May 2022.

]]> Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:30:12 GMT https://simpleflying.com/elon-musk-space-ex-buy-air-china-boeing-737/ Further uncertainty has been cast over the future of the uncertified Boeing 737 MAX 7, which is the smallest variant of the US manufacturer's next-generation narrowbody series. This comes after Boeing's withdrawal of a safety exemption request regarding the type that would otherwise have expedited its certification.

]]> Tue, 30 Jan 2024 11:00:12 GMT https://simpleflying.com/boeing-withdraws-737-max-7-safety-exemption-request/ Last week, the US Federal Aviation Administration made it crystal clear how far Boeing has sunk, issuing a public rebuke of its quality procedures and stressing that "it won't be back to business as usual at Boeing." The condemnation took another course when one of the world's most respected aviation figures warned just how thin the ice is under Boeing and its Renton manufacturing facility.

]]> Tue, 30 Jan 2024 01:40:12 GMT https://simpleflying.com/lessor-boeing-snag-737-shutdown/ Turkish Airlines and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DEA), a Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) lessor, have entered into an agreement for the airline to lease ten Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft from the UAE-based company. The 737 MAX 8s should be delivered to Turkish Airlines in 2025.

]]> Mon, 29 Jan 2024 16:00:12 GMT https://simpleflying.com/turkish-airlines-boeing-737-max-8-lease-details/ Boeing's 2024 is off to an undeniably rocky start. The manufacturer has seen multiple incidents that have drastically impacted the company's reputation and image, most notably including a harrowing incident in which a door plug detached from an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9.

]]> Sun, 28 Jan 2024 23:00:12 GMT https://simpleflying.com/boeing-market-projections-positive-despite-challenges/ United Airlines returned its Boeing 737 MAX 9s fleet to service on Saturday, January 27th, after receiving the final green light from the FAA. The three-week-long grounding was caused by a mid-air blowout accident on Alaska flight 1282 on January 5th which prompted questions about the airworthiness of the Boeing jet.

]]> Sun, 28 Jan 2024 21:45:12 GMT https://simpleflying.com/united-airlines-restarts-boeing-737-max-9-service-faa-approval/ An Air Canada Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner got a report during climb-out from takeoff that smoke was observed from the aircraft. The pilots decided to return to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) after noticing a brake fault and a blown tire.

]]> Sun, 28 Jan 2024 15:30:12 GMT https://simpleflying.com/air-canada-boeing-787-9-tires-damaged-london-heathrow/ The events of Alaska Airlines flight AS1282 on January 5th and subsequent discoveries of loose bolts on 737 MAX aircraft have put Boeing under an intense spotlight in recent weeks. The American planemaker is under close review by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), while the media is also keen to report any developments with the company. Ever since the tragic events in 2018 and 2019 involving the 737 MAX, the close relationship between the US Government and Boeing has also become a hot topic of discussion.

]]> Sun, 28 Jan 2024 07:00:12 GMT https://simpleflying.com/boeings-relationship-with-the-us-government/ Alaska Airlines has restarted Boeing 737 MAX 9 flights three weeks after a door plug fell off one of its jets over Portland. The carrier's first MAX 9 flight since the groundings departed Seattle en route to San Diego on Friday afternoon.

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