Boeing 737 Max

Plane maker Boeing plans to cut around 2,000 jobs in finance and human resources departments this year as it focuses on engineering and manufacturing, the company said.

After months of closely-guarded, tough negotiations, Air India is set to place an order for 190 Boeing 737 MAX narrow body planes as well as some 20 Boeing 787s and 10 Boeing 777X on a day marking one year since Tata Group took control of the carrier.

A Boeing 737 MAX took off Friday from Guangzhou, according to tracking website Flightradar24 -- the first flight by the aircraft model in China since March 2019, when it was grounded after two deadly crashes.

Tata Group-owned Air India is close to finalising a deal with US aircraft maker Boeing for 50 narrow-body Boeing 737 MAX planes for its international budget arm Air India Express, according to sources. ==

SpiceJet has received aviation regulator DGCA's approval for wet leasing five Boeing 737 Max planes for up to six months and the airline has already deployed two of the aircraft on different routes, according to sources.

Akasa Air is launching its services from August 7 with two Boeing 737 Max aircraft. Boeing has delivered one plane and the second one's delivery will take place later this month.

The Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air will launch its first commercial flight on August 7 by operating its first service on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route using a Boeing 737 Max plane.

Airbus SE said it can secure a landmark purchase of about 50 A350 wide-body jets from Air India Ltd. at the event, and Boeing Co. working on a deal for as many as 150 737 Max jetliners.

Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-promoted Akasa Air's first aircraft Boeing 737 MAX arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday, bringing it closer to securing the mandatory Air Operator Permit to start operations.

The airline, which is backed by ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and aviation veterans Vinay Dube and Aditya Ghosh, received the no-objection certificate from the Ministry of Civil Aviation in August 2021 to launch commercial flight operations.

Aviation regulator DGCA has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on SpiceJet for training its Boeing 737 Max aircraft's pilots on a faulty simulator as it could have adversely impacted flight safety, sources said on Monday.

India is investigating three separate incidents in the past two months where airline pilots had to shut down plane engines mid-flight. All three incidents involved engines made by CFM, a joint venture between General Electric Co and France's Safran.

A Boeing 737 Max aircraft of SpiceJet, which was headed to Durgapur from Chennai, had to return after one of the engines developed sang mid-air, senior officials of aviation regulator DGCA said on Wednesday.

Indian aviation regulator DGCA has barred 90 SpiceJet pilots from operating the Boeing 737 Max aircraft after finding them not properly trained.

China Plane Crash: Shortly after a China Eastern passenger plane with 132 people on board crashed in the mountains of southern China this afternoon, videos showed burning wreckage on the hillside and thick smoke.

Plane maker Boeing plans to cut around 2,000 jobs in finance and human resources departments this year as it focuses on engineering and manufacturing, the company said.

After months of closely-guarded, tough negotiations, Air India is set to place an order for 190 Boeing 737 MAX narrow body planes as well as some 20 Boeing 787s and 10 Boeing 777X on a day marking one year since Tata Group took control of the carrier.

A Boeing 737 MAX took off Friday from Guangzhou, according to tracking website Flightradar24 -- the first flight by the aircraft model in China since March 2019, when it was grounded after two deadly crashes.

Tata Group-owned Air India is close to finalising a deal with US aircraft maker Boeing for 50 narrow-body Boeing 737 MAX planes for its international budget arm Air India Express, according to sources. ==

SpiceJet has received aviation regulator DGCA's approval for wet leasing five Boeing 737 Max planes for up to six months and the airline has already deployed two of the aircraft on different routes, according to sources.

Akasa Air is launching its services from August 7 with two Boeing 737 Max aircraft. Boeing has delivered one plane and the second one's delivery will take place later this month.

The Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air will launch its first commercial flight on August 7 by operating its first service on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route using a Boeing 737 Max plane.

Airbus SE said it can secure a landmark purchase of about 50 A350 wide-body jets from Air India Ltd. at the event, and Boeing Co. working on a deal for as many as 150 737 Max jetliners.

Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-promoted Akasa Air's first aircraft Boeing 737 MAX arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday, bringing it closer to securing the mandatory Air Operator Permit to start operations.

The airline, which is backed by ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and aviation veterans Vinay Dube and Aditya Ghosh, received the no-objection certificate from the Ministry of Civil Aviation in August 2021 to launch commercial flight operations.

Aviation regulator DGCA has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on SpiceJet for training its Boeing 737 Max aircraft's pilots on a faulty simulator as it could have adversely impacted flight safety, sources said on Monday.

India is investigating three separate incidents in the past two months where airline pilots had to shut down plane engines mid-flight. All three incidents involved engines made by CFM, a joint venture between General Electric Co and France's Safran.

A Boeing 737 Max aircraft of SpiceJet, which was headed to Durgapur from Chennai, had to return after one of the engines developed sang mid-air, senior officials of aviation regulator DGCA said on Wednesday.

Indian aviation regulator DGCA has barred 90 SpiceJet pilots from operating the Boeing 737 Max aircraft after finding them not properly trained.

China Plane Crash: Shortly after a China Eastern passenger plane with 132 people on board crashed in the mountains of southern China this afternoon, videos showed burning wreckage on the hillside and thick smoke.