Boeing 737

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Model: B737-9
ICAO: B39M
Manufacturer: Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Introduced: February 10, 1968, with Lufthansa
Status: In service
Engines: 2 x Turbofan
Wake Turbulence Group: M
Type code: L2J
TCDS: EASA.IM.A.120

Lineage

B737

Explorer lineage

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Overview

The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range twinjet narrow-body airliner.

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Operators [4]

Aircompany Yakutia
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Transavia.com

News [25]

April 18, 2024 : Flight 1282: Alaska Airlines receives $162 million compensation from Boeing The Alaska Air Group has published its Q1 2024 financial results, reporting a net loss of $132 million (compared to a $142 million loss for the first quarter of 2023). Its first quarter operation and results were ?significantly impacted? by January?s mid-air panel blowout of Flight 1282, adds the airline, confirming that it has received [...
[Aviation News Online]
April 17, 2024 : Boeing's Quality Complaints Mount as Another Whistleblower Comes Forward A former quality manager will provide written testimony that will be part of a congressional hearing Wednesday.
[The Wall Street Journal]
April 17, 2024 : Boeing to Overhaul Safety and Quality Practices After FAA Report- By Allyson Versprille https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-17/boeing-plane-s-mid-air-blowout-not-a-surprise-faa-panelist-says More: https://hypeaviation.com/story/boeing-to-overhaul-safety-and-quality-practices-after-faa-report/153225/#boeing #aviation
[Bloomberg]
April 11, 2024 : Investigation into 737 Max Door Incident Intensifies as Boeing, FAA Employees Interviewed- By Allyson Versprille https://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/boeing-faa-staff-to-be-interviewed-this-week-for-737-max-probe More: https://hypeaviation.com/story/investigation-into-737-max-door-incident-intensifies-as-boeing-faa-employees-interviewed/152543/#faa #boeing #737max #aviation
[Bloomberger Law]
April 5, 2024 : Boeing compensates Alaska Airlines with $160 million for mid-air door plug blowout Boeing has compensated Alaska Airlines with $160 million for losses incurred due to a mid-air door plug blowout incident in January. The incident forced an emergency landing of an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland, Oregon, after a door plug detached, causing a gaping hole in the aircraft. Regulators temporarily grounded nearly 200 Boeing 737 MAX [...
[Aviation24]
April 5, 2024 : Boeing pays Alaska Airlines $160 million after door panel mid-flight incident Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has compensated Alaska Airlines with $160 million in the last quarter for grounding the 737 MAX 9. According to Alaska Airlines, the first-quarter results were significantly impacted by the problems arising when a door panel of a Boeing 737 MAX 9 became dislodged during a flight in January. Alaska Airlines expects further [...
[Aviation24]
April 5, 2024 : Boeing pays Alaska Airlines $160 million in compensation over 737-9 MAX incident Boeing has paid Alaska Airlines approximately $160 million in compensation during the first quarter of 2024, revealed in a stock filing by the airline. ?As a result of the flight 1282 accident and the Boeing 737-9 MAX grounding, we lost approximately $160 million in Q1 pretax profit, primarily comprising lost revenues, costs due to irregular [...
[Aviation News Online]
April 5, 2024 : ALASKA AIR GROUP reports 737-9 grounding cost about $160m in 1Q24 pretax profit, which was covered by Boeing.
[Aviation Week]
April 4, 2024 : Boeing pays Alaska Airlines $160 million in compensation for blowout Alaska Airlines says Boeing has paid $160 million in initial compensation for losses the airline suffered after a panel blew off a Boeing 737 MAX 9 in January.
[The Seattle Times]
April 4, 2024 : Boeing pays Alaska Airlines $160M for lost profits following 737 MAX 9 grounding Alaska Airlines has revealed in a SEC filing that Boeing paid the carrier $160 million for lost profits...
[AeroTime]
April 4, 2024 : Boeing Compensates Alaska Airlines $160M for 737 MAX 9 Grounding Incident- By Leslie Josephs https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/04/boeing-pays-alaska-airlines-160-million-for-737-max-9-grounding.html More: https://hypeaviation.com/story/boeing-compensates-alaska-airlines-160m-for-737-max-9-grounding-incident/151823/#boeing #alaska #b737 #737max #aviation
[CNBC]
April 4, 2024 : Duckworth calls for FAA to review Boeing's failure to disclose flight deck features Sen. Duckworth is urging the FAA to look into why pilots were unaware the Boeing 737 Max's cockpit door was designed to automatically open during a rapid depressurization.
[CBS News]
March 29, 2024 : Boeing: Flying Airbus Not to beat a dead horse, but I simply cannot understand how any mechanic, including a home shade-tree mechanic, could take something apart and put it back together, have four leftover bolts, and simply shrug and move on. [?Key bolts missing when Boeing delivered Alaska blowout jet, NTSB report says,? News, Feb. 6] My wife [?]
[The Seattle Times]
March 27, 2024 : Boeing Leadership Shakeup Driven by Airline Dissatisfaction Over Quality- By Jon Ostrower https://theaircurrent.com/industry-strategy/boeing-csuite-changes-calhoun-deal-kellner-pope/ More: https://hypeaviation.com/story/boeing-leadership-shakeup-driven-by-airline-dissatisfaction-over-quality/150791/#boeing #aviation
[The Air Current]
March 20, 2024 : Boeing targets a culprit of 737 MAX production woes: 'Traveled work'
[Yahoo News]
March 18, 2024 : 'I sat inches away from US plane's mid-air blowout' Cuong Tran says the seatbelt saved his life as a gaping fuselage hole suddenly appeared after take-off.
[BBC News]
March 15, 2024 : Lawsuits Multiply Over Fuselage Blowout on Alaska Airlines 737- By The Associated Press https://apnews.com/article/boeing-airplane-door-blowout-lawsuit-cdc4af3e0047723cdfc4bae301243367 More: https://hypeaviation.com/story/lawsuits-multiply-over-fuselage-blowout-on-alaska-airlines-737/149381/#boeing #b737 #alaska #aviation
[AP News]
March 15, 2024 : Seat belt saved passenger's life on Boeing 737 jet that suffered a blowout, new lawsuit says More passengers aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 jet when part of its fuselage blew out in January are suing ? including one who says his life was saved by a seat belt.
[The Seattle Times]
March 14, 2024 : Boeing CEO unable to tell NTSB exactly who reinstalled door plug on Alaska 737-9 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair Jeniffer Homendy has said in a letter to the United States...
[AeroTime]
March 14, 2024 : NTSB to protect identity of Boeing whistleblowers The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has stated that the organisation will ?utilize [its] authority to protect the identities of the [Alaska Airlines flight 1282] door crew and other front-line employees who come forward with information relevant to the investigation? amid concerns that a lack of transparency could hamper ongoing investigations. In a letter to [...
[Aviation News Online]
March 14, 2024 : NTSB: Boeing employees who installed MAX door plug still unidentified The federal agency investigating the Jan. 5 midair blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX says Boeing has yet to tell it who exactly mis-installed the fuselage piece.
[The Seattle Times]
March 14, 2024 : Investigator says she asked Boeing's CEO who handled panel that blew off a jet. He couldn't help her
[Yahoo News]
March 13, 2024 : BOEING reportedly failed 33 of FAA's 89 audits on MAX production; SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS failed seven of 13 audits.
[Aviation Week]
March 13, 2024 : NTSB to hear sworn testimonies at public hearing into 737-9 door plug blowout The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hear sworn testimonies at a two-day investigative hearing into the Alaska...
[AeroTime]
March 13, 2024 : Dozens of issues found in audit of Boeing 737 Max An FAA audit of the production process for the Boeing 737 Max revealed dozens of issues. Boeing failed 33 of the 89 sections of the audit and incidents of alleged non-compliance were also found. Kris Van Cleave reports.
[CBS News]