Boeing 737: News
12 Mar 2024
BoeingBoeing whistleblower found dead in South Carolina hotel parking
John Barnett—a whistleblower who revealed safety concerns within airplane manufacturing firm Beoing—was discovered dead in his truck at a South Carolina hotel parking lot.
22 Feb 2024
BoeingBoeing 737 MAX program leader quits over Alaska Airlines disaster
Ed Clark, head of Boeing's 737 MAX program, is stepping down after an incident where a piece of a jet blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.
22 Jan 2024
BoeingFAA orders door plug checks for another Boeing 737 aircraft
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has advised operators of Boeing 737-900ER aircraft to visually inspect mid-exit door plugs, ensuring they are properly secured.
18 Jan 2024
Akasa AirAkasa Air buys 150 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
Akasa Air has ordered 150 Boeing 737 MAX narrow-body planes.
15 Jan 2024
BoeingBoeing sets up warehouse in UP for supplying aircraft parts
American aerospace giant Boeing has unveiled a 36,000-square-foot warehouse in Khurja, Uttar Pradesh, to provide parts for its regional aviation clientele.
12 Jan 2024
BoeingWhat's the controversy surrounding Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes
Boeing is facing a torrent of negative headlines about its 737 MAX jets, causing a serious blow to its once-stellar reputation.
10 Jan 2024
BoeingAlaska Airlines door blowout mishap 'our mistake': Boeing CEO
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun admitted the company's error in the recent Alaska Airlines mid-air blowout incident, vowing "complete transparency" as they tackle the issue.
06 Jan 2024
BoeingAfter mid-air blowout, Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737-9 Max fleet
American carrier Alaska Airlines has halted flights on all its 65 Boeing 737-9 Max planes.
19 Aug 2022
Addis AbabaEthiopia: Pilots flying at 37,000 feet fall asleep, miss landing
In a scary incident, two pilots of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET343 fell asleep while flying a flight from Sudan's Khartoum to Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa and missed their landing.
18 May 2022
BoeingWas the March crash of China jet deliberate? Details here
Was the March crash of a China Eastern Airlines plane that killed 123 passengers and nine crew members deliberate?
25 Mar 2022
IndonesiaChina: Plane crash mystery deepens as evidence suggests midair breakup
One component of the Boeing 737-800 that crashed in China on Monday seems to have broken loose prior to the crash, adding to the mystery surrounding the aircraft's fatal dive, Bloomberg News has reported.
22 Mar 2022
BoeingNo survivors found in crash of Chinese airliner: State broadcaster
No survivors have been found at the site where a China Eastern plane--carrying 132 people--crashed on Monday, China's state broadcaster said.
17 Nov 2021
BoeingRakesh Jhunjhunwala's Akasa Air orders 72 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
Ace stock market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air struck a deal with Boeing to buy 72 fuel-efficient 737 MAX airplanes on Tuesday.
03 Jul 2021
HawaiiPilots rescued after cargo plane crashes in ocean off Hawaii
A cargo plane made an emergency landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii early Friday and both people on board were rescued.
19 Jun 2021
ChicagoBoeing's newest version of the 737 Max makes first flight
Boeing's newest version of the 737 Max 10 jetliner made its first test flight on Friday, taking off near Seattle for an expected two-hour trip that the company hopes will signal improving fortunes for its most important plane.
08 Aug 2020
BoeingKerala crash: Pilot who died was a celebrated ex-IAF officer
Had it not been for the deceased pilots, Wing Commander Deepak Vasant Sathe and Captain Akhilesh Kumar, the unfortunate Air India Express flight would have caught fire and taken more lives, survivors of last evening's crash said.
08 Jan 2020
IranUkrainian plane carrying 176 on-board crashes in Iran; no survivors
In a tragic incident, 176 people (167 passengers and nine crew members) lost their lives this morning when a Ukrainian plane crashed near Iran's international airport in capital Tehran, shortly after take-off.
04 May 2019
BoeingUS: Boeing-737 with 136 passengers skids off, goes into river
A Boeing 737 commercial plane with as many as 136 passengers on board skidded off the runway after landing in Jacksonville in the US's Florida and slid into the St. John's River.
20 Apr 2019
BoeingPanel to review approval of Boeing 737 Max flight controls
A global team of experts will begin reviewing next week how the Boeing 737 Max's flight control system was approved by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
13 Mar 2019
United States of America#EthiopianPlaneCrash: Witnesses say plane smoked, trembled before meeting its end
Ethiopian Airlines plane, which killed all aboard, was emitting white smoke and trembling before it went into a million pieces ahead of its crash on Sunday, said locals who witnessed the mishap.
11 Mar 2019
BoeingEthiopian Airlines crash: Four Indians, including Environment Ministry's consultant, died
Four Indians lost their lives in the Ethiopian Airlines' jet crash which happened on Sunday morning, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has confirmed.
10 Mar 2019
KenyaEthiopian Airlines crash: All 157 on board killed, claims report
On Sunday, an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed with 149 passengers and eight crew members aboard. All 157 people on board lost their lives, reports NDTV.
19 May 2018
BoeingCuba: Ageing airliner crashes shortly after take-off, kills 100
In what is being called the worst aviation accident to hit Cuba in the last three decades, an ageing aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff on Friday, leaving 100 people dead. 3 survivors were rushed to the hospital.