Status-free agent takes United 737 MAX first class for a spin
A short trip to San Francisco for work required some travel. Several airlines ply the route between my home base of Seattle and the city by ... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Boeing 737 MAX 9
Resuming MAX 9 flying, Alaska Airlines vows to inspect new jets
As it resumed flying the Boeing 737 MAX 9 yesterday, Alaska Airlines vowed to incorporate door plug inspections into its induction of any ne... Continue Reading
Alaska and United discover loose door plug hardware on some MAX 9s
Alaska Airlines and United Airlines have discovered loose door plug hardware on some of their Boeing 737 MAX 9 twinjets during preliminary i... Continue Reading
NTSB begins probe of Alaska MAX 9 door plug blowout amid grounding
Investigating why an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 experienced a mid-air blowout of an emergency door plug, the US National Transportatio... Continue Reading
Alaska Airlines temporarily grounds 737 MAX 9s after mid-air incident
Alaska Airlines has temporarily grounded its fleet of 65 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft, after one of the twinjets, registered N704AL, was forced... Continue Reading
Three-aircraft adventure on Alaska highlights product consistency work
With a stash of rapidly expiring credits I decided to do a triangle routing on Alaska Airlines’ various mainline jets to get a feel fo... Continue Reading
TEAGUE on creating Alaska Airlines’ unique Orca splash
Aircraft liveries are branding powerhouses — giant billboards at airports worldwide which can communicate a solid brand image and celebrate ... Continue Reading
Boeing 737 MAX 10 takes flight
Boeing’s latest jet, the 737 MAX 10, took flight for the first time on Friday, lifting off from the airport adjacent to its Renton, Washingt... Continue Reading
Will you fly the 737 MAX? Even some aviation enthusiasts are hesitant
When the Boeing 737 MAX returns to service, will you feel comfortable flying on the airplane? That’s the question that prominent aviat... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Max Flight and Mary Kirby on why no-MAX flight
Welcome to Episode 65 of the #PaxEx Podcast, which tracks how the airline passenger experience is evolving in a mobile, social, vocal world.... Continue Reading
Canada, US ban 737 MAX flights citing new data
Declaring that safety “has to be paramount in our considerations” and “caution has to dominate”, Canada’s Minister o... Continue Reading
North American carriers express confidence in MAX; union wants probe
Updated on 12 March The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) is calling on the FAA to temporarily ground the Boeing 737 MAX fleet in t... Continue Reading
Narrowbody routes edge closer to middle of market, suggest data
With the first Airbus A321LR of its neo generation delivered last week, the middle of the market — those relatively long and thin routes tha... Continue Reading
Gogo, Inmarsat find themselves on same page in linefit/retrofit debate
Alaska Airlines’ decision last month to adopt Gogo 2Ku across its Boeing and (Virgin America) Airbus fleets was certainly a coup for the Chi... Continue Reading
Thompson Vantage Solo sets the bar for premium narrowbody business
Fully flat business class beds with direct aisle access on narrowbody aircraft will become increasingly important in the next cycle of airli... Continue Reading
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