Boeing 737 MAX 9

The NTSB on Thursday released its final report on a midair door plug blowout on an Alaska flight last year and assigned ultimate responsibility to Boeing.

The NTSB has issued its preliminary report into the door plug failure on Alaska flight 1282 last month, which includes details on the door plug installation.

The ULCC is the latest airline to experience Boeing 737 MAX delivery woes as it looks to grow its aging all-Airbus fleet.

The FAA has announced it will allow Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft to resume flying once they receive a series of inspections and maintenance checks.

After three months of suspending its services, Malaysia’s MYAirline is paving the way for resuming its operations by the middle of 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered the temporary grounding of 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets after a decommissioned emergency door blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight last night. The agency is calling for the inspection of these aircraft before return to service. “The FAA is requiring immediate inspections of certain Boeing 737 Max […]

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 was forced to divert on Friday night after one of its windows blew out mid-flight. The aircraft, operating as Alaska 1282, had just departed from Portland, Oregon bound for Ontario, California when the indecent occurred. Passengers onboard the aircraft report that a child’s shirt was ripped off when […]

Panama-based Copa Airlines has boasted one of the world’s best hubs for connections, being such a convenient springboard to major cities and destinations across Latin America. At Copa’s home base (PTY), or ‘Hub of the Americas’, bags are checked directly to their final destination and travelers simply walk to their next flight without needing to […]

Mexican flag carrier Aeromexico is starting the second half of the year and the beginning of the summer by returning to operating international routes and launching new aircraft. Little by little, the airline is returning to operate at pre-pandemic levels. Aeromexico restarted its operations on July 1 from Mexico City to the Augusto C. Sandino […]

Over the course of this month, two of Mexico’s largest airlines have announced the incorporation of new aircraft into their fleets, taking the next step toward returning to pre-Covid-19 fleet and passenger numbers as the busy summer travel season takes off. As part of its fleet plan — and the massive changes the airline has […]