Boeing’s very bad year ended tragically on Sunday, as a 737 flown by Korean discount carrier Jeju Air crashed, killing 179 passengers and crew on board.
The Boeing 737 is the most commonly used Boeing aircraft, particularly the 737 Next Generation (NG) and 737 MAX series. This narrow-body aircraft has been a staple in short- to medium-haul flights ...
In this National Transportation Safety Board handout, an opening is seen in the fuselage of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 ... contracts and a lack of next-generation weapons systems.
Alan Price, a former chief pilot at Delta Air Lines and now a consultant, said the Boeing 737-800 is a “proven airplane” that belongs to a different class of aircraft than the Boeing 737 Max ...
About 15%, or 4,400, are Boeing 737-800s. The plane belongs to the company’s Next-Generation 737 family of jets, the precursor to the more modern 737 MAX, which was involved in two fatal ...