Airbus dominance in that market segment skewed the overall figures dramatically. Boeing delivered a total of 348 commercial jets in 2024, while Airbus delivered 766. Market pricing data from aircraft valuation firm Avitas peg the Airbus deliveries as worth $52 billion, exactly twice the value of Boeing’s deliveries.
Air New Zealand, which flies one of the longest regularly scheduled routes on the entire planet, took the top award, handed out by AirlineRatings.com. The Kiwi carrier serves Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, from New York’s JFK Airport — a distance of 8,828 miles. The trip takes 16 hours and 15 minutes.
Emirates president Tim Clark told BI that Boeing workers were unfairly treated by previous management, which prioritized profits over quality.
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.
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.
At 5 p.m. PT on January 5, 2024, Boeing seemed like a company on the upswing. It didn’t last. Minutes later, a near-tragedy set off a full year of problems. As Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ...
Alaska Airlines is the only United States-based carrier that was in AirlineRatings' top 10—although Hawaiian, American, Delta and United were in the top 25.
Sunday marks one year since an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 had its door plug blown out in midair on Jan. 5, 2024 on its trip from PDX to Ontario, California.
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,
Alaska Airlines' merger with Hawaiian Airlines aims to enhance connectivity and drive earnings growth through strategic initiatives in 2025.
Hawaiian Airlines has begun its second round of merger-related layoffs, and on Thursday issued WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notices to 61 of its noncontract workforce based in Honolulu.
The Federal Aviation Administration is maintaining tougher oversight of Boeing indefinitely, a year after a door panel missing four bolts flew off a new Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 in mid-air. It has also barred Boeing from expanding production beyond 38 MAX planes per month.