Boeing 737

“D-ABME, welcome to Dusseldorf” - this was the greeting on Thursday, 24th May 2012, as the first brand new airberlin Boeing 737-800 in oneworld livery landed in Germany. The touchdown of the oneworld jet at the airport in the Rhineland metropolis reaffirms the importance of the role Dusseldorf plays for Germany’s second largest airline. “airberlin’s hub at Dusseldorf International Airport is growing and prospering. airberlin already offers the widest range of non-stop flights in North Rhine...Read Full Story

Qantas A380 Qantas has confirmed it will slash 500 engineering jobs and close its heavy maintenance base in Melbourne – one of three in Australia – by August as part of cost-cutting measures. Ending weeks of speculation about the extent of the cuts, Qantas today said that it will consolidate its heavy maintenance work into bases in Brisbane and at Avalon Airport near Geelong following the closure of the facility at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport with the loss of 422 jobs. A further 113...Read Full Story

Southwest 737 (AP) — Southwest Airlines is pushing back delivery of 30 Boeing 737s to save money and get a better return on its investment, the airline’s CEO said on Wednesday at its annual shareholder meeting. Southwest got its first 737-800 from Boeing Co. in March. It had planned to get 20 more next year and 10 more in 2014. Now those deliveries will be pushed back to 2017 and 2018, according to chairman, president, and CEO Gary Kelly. He said Southwest will save more than $1 billion...Read Full Story

Alaska Airlines Presents New, Roomier Seat in their 737-900s: Alaska Airlines new New Recaro seats for economy class that will make their appearance on the airline's new Boeing 737-900ERs. Image from Alaska. Alaska Airlines has announced that they will be installing new seats from Recaro Aircraft Seating on their 22, soon-to-be delivered, Boeing 737-900ERs. The seats will offer a six-way adjustable headrest, three inches of recline and an additional inch of legroom. The additional leg...Read Full Story

Boeing 737 MAX to get a Radical Winglet with a Boring Name: High Resolution Image (click for larger) of what Boeing expects the winglet for the new 737 MAX will look like. Image from Boeing. Last month, Boeing announced some of the design decisions for their new Boeing 737 MAX. However, there was no news on what their plans were for the winglets.  Would they stay similar to those found on the 737 NG or would they go a more radical direction? Turns out somewhere in the middle. Boeing is...Read Full Story

Alaska Airlines and Recaro Aircraft Seating announced today that the carrier is the North America launch customer for an innovative main cabin seat that provides more legroom for air travelers. The award-winning seat will be installed on all of Alaska Airlines' 22 new Boeing 737-900ERs scheduled for delivery in fall 2012 through 2014."Recaro's clever design includes a comfortable yet slimmer seatback and bottom and a literature pocket located above the tray table. That means our main cabin...Read Full Story

Odds and Ends: Boeing revises MAX winglet, adding 1.5% to efficiency: Boeing today announced a revised winglet to add 1.5% in fuel efficiency for the 737 MAX, releasing a photo. This will be on top of the advertised 10%12% fuel burn gain previously announced. Separately, David Hess, CEO of Pratt & Whitney, told the PW media day “that as far as we know, the 737 MAX is not an opportunity for us,” citing the Boeing-CFM exclusivity agreement. "The Advanced Technology winglet demonstrates...Read Full Story

Boeing Announces Design Decisions on the 737 MAX: Southwest Airlines has announced orders for the new Boeing 737 MAX. Image from Boeing. Not that long ago, Boeing announced that they will make improvements on the 737 NextGen to create a new version; the Boeing 737 MAX. Although I am still not a fan of the new name, I am starting to become a fan of the changes that the MAX will bring to Boeing and their customers. “The 737 MAX is on-track to deliver substantial fuel-savings to customers...Read Full Story

Boeing announced a new winglet design concept for the 737 MAX. The new Advanced Technology winglet will provide MAX customers with up to an additional 1.5 percent fuel-burn improvement, depending on range, on top of the 10-12 percent improvement already offered on the new-engine variant."The Advanced Technology winglet demonstrates Boeing's continued drive to improve fuel burn and the corresponding value to the customer. With this technology and others being built into the MAX, we will extend...Read Full Story

Boeing Offers New 737 Business Jet – Get Yours Today!: The exterior of the new Boeing Business Jet 737. Hi-Res, click for larger. Photo from Boeing. Recently, Boeing announced a new version of their 737 Boeing Business Jet (BBJ). The airplane is a 737-700 with the wings and landing gear from the 737-800. This provides the ability to carry up to nine fuel tanks and gives the aircraft additional range. The new biz jet is capable of going up to 5,600 nautical miles at Mach 0.80. Yea, all...Read Full Story