Becoming the first US carrier to operate the MAX 8, Southwest took delivery of its first plane in 2017. The carrier now operates more than 220 examples of the aircraft type, with nearly 200 more ...

The airline will continue to operate its sole Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 and expects to receive 11 more Boeing aircraft next year.

A Southwest Airlines aircraft was diverted to Nashville after the crew needed to shut down one of its engines mid-flight. The ...

Avia Solutions Group, which leases aircraft and provides related services, has ordered 40 Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets, with an ...

The 737 Max 8 aircraft has only been in commercial use since 2017. Aviation regulators have been grounding Boeing 737 Max 8 jets following a deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash. The plane crashed ...

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The remaining case involved Manisha Nukavarapu, an Indian-born woman who was on board Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 on ...

Allegiant Air’s first Boeing 737 Max 8 jet entered revenue service earlier this month, but that will be the only 737 to carry passengers on the carrier’s network this year. Company executives ...