Boeing expects to finalise contracts with India’s SpiceJet and Indonesia’s Lion Air to launch its 737-900X higher-capacity version of the Next Generation 737 later this summer. It will review the business case for the 747 Advanced, a stretched version of the aircraft with 787-type engines, soon, with a launch decision coming towards year-end. If launched it would enter service in late 2008 or early 2009.
Spirit Airlines became the latest airline on 1 August to say it had deferred deliveries of new Airbus A320neo-family jets, a move coming amid competitive pressure and operational upheavals caused by Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engine problems
There is a sense among people who study Boeing that the company’s board of directors made a very good decision in picking longtime aerospace executive Kelly Ortberg to succeed David Calhoun as chief executive.
Boeing chief executive David Calhoun thinks the company could have its 737 Max 7 and Max 10 certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration in the first half of 2025, while cautioning that the regulator will determine ultimate timing.