More than three-quarters of the planes that Boeing furnished were 737 Max jets, a stark reminder of how integral its best-selling airline model has been to the company's fortunes and challenges. View
Boeing delivered 348 aircraft last year — less than half Airbus managed and the lowest since the pandemic. The new CEO has a mountain to climb.
Notably, Alaska Airlines earned the number nine spot on the list of top-ranked U.S. carriers, despite a door incident during a flight in 2024, which was determined to be caused by a Boeing manufacturing defect rather than the airline’s fault. Hawaiian Airlines landed at 12, American at 13, Delta at 21, and United at the bottom.
A year after a door plug blew out of a nearly new Boeing 737 Max 9, the manufacturer is outlining the progress it has made.
Emirates president Tim Clark told BI that Boeing workers were unfairly treated by previous management, which prioritized profits over quality.
An annual list of the world's safest airlines has been released for 2025 and only one of the top 10 is American-based—Alaska Airlines. Newsweek has contacted Alaska Airlines for comment via email. The rankings,
One year since the dramatic door blowout onboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9, public opinion on the aircraft is still divided, according to a report from Komo News. While many passengers would have no qualms about flying on the 737 MAX 9, others are more wary, citing safety concerns.
A nascent recovery from Boeing’s troubles stalled in the fall when a 52-day Machinists union strike stopped almost all Boeing jet production in its Puget Sound assembly plants.
Boeing delivered more North Charleston-built 787 Dreamliner jets in December than in any other month last year as the Lowcountry plant turned the page on a decidedly dismal 2024.
Alaska Airlines' merger with Hawaiian Airlines aims to enhance connectivity and drive earnings growth through strategic initiatives in 2025.
Last year had hardly begun before a high-profile door plug blowout on a Boeing 737 MAX on an Alaska Airlines flight raised renewed safety and quality concerns at Boeing. Slowing 737 MAX deliveries is one of the last things Boeing wants to do and the last thing airlines wish to see,