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...The US aviation regulator has recommended that airlines check an older version of Boeing’s 737 jet that has the same kind of door plug as that which blew out on an Alaska Airlines aircraft earlier this month...
...Turkish Airlines is plotting a further expansion after it ordered in December more than 200 Airbus aircraft, while Pegasus is expecting to receive 68 single-aisle Airbus jets geared towards medium-haul flights...
...The Atlanta-based airline does not operate any Boeing 737 Max jets. Its order of new 737 Max 10 jets, originally slated to be delivered in 2025, is expected to be delayed by a year or two....
...Boeing has withdrawn a request for a safety exemption for a new version of its 737 Max jet that would have expedited its approval, raising questions over when the plane will enter service....
...The incident led to the temporary grounding of the Max 9, a larger plane in Boeing’s family of single-aisle jets....
...The biggest operators are United Airlines and Alaska Airlines in the US, Turkish Airlines and Copa Airlines of Panama. Copa said it had temporarily suspended flights of 21 Boeing 737 Max 9 jets....
...There are about 215 worldwide — the Max 9 is a less popular variant than the Max 8, which has fewer seats — and the FAA grounded the 171 Boeing jets on Saturday following the incident on Alaska Airlines...
...A 737 Max jet left a Boeing factory missing four bolts designed to secure a door panel that blew off in mid-flight last month, according to a preliminary report by a US regulator....
...The FAA grounded 171 planes for inspection, and United Airlines and Alaska Airlines later found loose parts on similar door plugs....
...United Airlines and Alaska Airlines on Monday found bolts in the plugged doors of some of their Max 9s that needed tightening....
...The 737 Max family of single-aisle jets are Boeing’s most popular planes and are flown by airlines around the globe....
...It also builds aerostructures for Airbus jets, including parts for the A350 and A320. It builds the wings for the A220 jet in Belfast, Northern Ireland....
...Last month, Boeing asked airlines to check for loose bolts on the system controlling the Max’s rudder, while misdrilled holes and improper fittings were found on some jets earlier in 2023....
...The halt to increased Max production will impede Boeing’s plans for the narrow-body jet....
...The group is also expanding the international reach of its low-cost carrier Anadolu Jet....
...United Airlines said it has “temporarily suspended service” on the jet. The airline already has inspected about 33 of its 79 Max 9s and expects to cancel about 60 flights on Saturday....
...Chicago-based United said on Monday that inspections of its 737 Max 9s, a variant of the single-aisle jet that contains more seats than the more popular Max 8, “found instances that appear to relate to installation...
...But financial pressures hang over the Belfast plant, which has not made a profit since 2016 and has been hit by supply chain squeezes and inflation despite a recovery in the global airline business since...
...It builds wings for Airbus A220 jets in Belfast and also makes parts for the A350 and A320....
...Airline shareholders like soft landings as much as airline passengers do. American Airlines’ investors are out of luck....
...The company has even struggled with its prestige project, the jet that carries the US president, Air Force One....
...While neither renders the aircraft unsafe, redoing the work delays Boeing’s deliveries to customers at a time when airlines are eager for planes....
...A big chunk of this seems to be from the inclusion of “repositioning flight” costs — ie the amount it costs to get a private jet to come pick you up before you fly on it: Probably the striking correction...
...The industry is facing a shortage of jets due to supply chain problems at rival plane-makers Boeing and Airbus, making it critical for airlines to keep as many jets in the air as possible....
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