Southwest expands Max fleet amid travel recovery
Southwest Airlines has ordered 34 new Boeing 737 Max 7 planes for delivery next year. This latest order brings Southwest’s… Read More »
Ryanair may delay B737 MAX induction
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) is considering deferring the delivery of its B737-8-200s until after the Summer 2021 season to avoid… Read More »
United Airlines to debut B737 MAX 8 ops in early 3Q21
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) has scheduled its B737-8 commercial debut for July 15, 2021, although it has yet to… Read More »
Qatar Airways halts A350 deliveries after jet surface paint problem
Qatar Airways said the surface below the paint on some of its Airbus A350s was deteriorating faster than expected and… Read More »
Airbus delivered 50 jets in May and 220 in 2021
Airbus delivered 50 airplanes in May, bringing its total so far this year to 220 jets, up 38% from the… Read More »
Japan’s Air Do, Solaseed Air confirm merger plans
Air Do (HD, Sapporo Chitose) and Solaseed Air (6J, Miyazaki) have confirmed earlier reports that they will merge in the… Read More »
Norway’s Flyr takes delivery of first B737, outlines plans
Flyr (Oslo Gardermoen), Norway’s newest low-cost carrier, has outlined its initial network plans with its maiden commercial flight scheduled for… Read More »
Qatar Airways says Airbus spat risks ‘industrial repercussions’
Airbus (AIR.PA) faces “industrial repercussions” if it fails to resolve a dispute that has driven a wedge between the European planemaker and… Read More »