Posts Tagged ‘737’

NTSB Says Southwest 737’s Nose Gear Hit First

  Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 at La Guardia airport. Photo: NTSB. US NTSB safety investigators said the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 that crashed at LaGuardia airport on Monday landed on its front landing gear before it...


Southwest 737 Nose Gear Collapses On Landing

  Several people were injured when a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 with 150 people on board landed at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport without its nose gear. Eight passengers were injured, Southwest said. A Port Aut...



Leasing Firm CIT Orders 30 Boeing 737 MAXs

  Boeing has won an order for 30 of its 737 MAX 8 aircraft worth USD$3 billion at list prices from leasing firm CIT Group, the two companies said at the Paris Airshow on Wednesday. The deal comprises 10 new aircraft and th...


Boeing Says 737 MAX To Enter Service In Q3 2017

  Boeing’s upgraded and re-engined 737 MAX will come into service in the third quarter of 2017, around six months earlier than scheduled, a company executive said at the Paris Airshow. This helps the 737 MAX close th...



TUI Travel Picks Boeing For 60 Plane Order

  TUI Travel agreed to buy 60 Boeing 737 MAX with an option for 90 more, moving to make its fleet more fuel-efficient and delivering the US plane maker a big contract win over European rival Airbus. The world’s large...


Boeing 737 MAX To Burn Less Fuel Than Expected

  Boeing said on Thursday it is confident its new 737 MAX passenger jet will burn 13 percent less fuel than current 737 models, a figure that exceeds earlier estimates. At a press briefing, Boeing said its forecast is base...