Welcome to my 170th weekly routes article! It includes 10 mini-stories about subjectively exciting services that took off ...

Once known for underwhelming cabins, United ... 737-8 MAX jets. The airline’s widebody flights feature a 1-2-1 configuration for direct aisle access. Passengers will find generous seat width ...

After trying Delta’s latest and greatest on an Airbus A321neo, I jumped at an upgrade offer to do the same on United’s Boeing 737 MAX ... map was blank while on the ground. This flight also continued ...

In addition, it is claimed that the MAX 200 has 20% greater fuel efficiency per seat than "today's most efficient single-aisle airplanes" The longer fuselage of the -9 allows ... operates the ...

Boeing has historically been one of the United ... with the 737 MAX becoming Boeing's fastest-selling model in its 100-plus-year history, buoyed by the promise of lower per-seat costs and longer ...

The FAA orders the grounding and immediate inspection of 737 Max 9s. Alaska and United Airlines both report discovering “loose hardware” on Max 9 door plugs and other installation problems.

The 737-9 was operated on airlines like Indonesia's Lion Air and Flydubai (both with a trio of 9s apiece), along with Alaska Airlines and United ... seat of any single-aisle airplane" through ...

"United Airlines estimates that the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 9 cost $200 million in the first ... in some cases, seat handles missing, things like that," he said in March.

Southwest is now set to get 20 Boeing 737 Max 8 planes in 2024 ... compared to a 3.9% rise expected by analysts. Revenue per seat-mile flown will drop 1.5% to 3.5%, while analysts expected ...

The report, released April 13, noted that "while United Airlines is currently under ... January flight" that saw a door plug blow off a 737 Max 9 plane, the Houston Chronicle said.

Of this, the airline has attributed a loss of approximately $200 million to the impact of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 grounding ... available seat mile (PRASM) increases year on year (11% and 6% growth ...