In over 25 years of service, the Boeing 737-800 variant, has been involved in around 17 accidents resulting in 1,100 fatalities, according to data from the Aviation Safety Network.

The Boeing 737-800 jet carrying 120 passengers that crashed in the southern province of Guangxi on Monday raises questions about an aircraft that’s become ubiquitous in U.S. airline fleets.

he Boeing 737-800—the type of aircraft involved in Monday crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet in southern China—has a global reputation as an airline workhorse and comes with a good safety ...

The Jeju Air plane that crashed in southwestern South Korea was a Boeing 737-800, a model that is used widely around the world. There are about 28,000 passenger planes in service globally ...