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The Boeing 737 MAX has been grounded since early 2019, following its involvement in two fatal crashes

737 MAX could get EU clearance by end of year

Business • 25 Sep

Airbus said it had delivered 39 jets in August, down from 49 a month earlier and slightly below the 41 in August last year

Airbus jet deliveries slip in August

Business • 09 Sep

The Canadian tests are part of the regulator's "independent review"

Boeing and Transport Canada conduct 737 MAX flight test

Business • 26 Aug

Boeing is to cut production of its 787 and 777 jet programmes

Boeing to cut 787/777 production as Covid-19 hits sales

Business • 29 Jul

Ryanair saw a 99% drop in passengers numbers in the three months to the end of June

Ryanair's first quarter loss smaller than expected

Business • 27 Jul

Airbus said it had agreed to pay higher interest rates on government loans it received from France and Spain to help develop its A350 jet

Airbus offers final concession to ease jet subsidy row

Business • 24 Jul

Rolls-Royce makes engines for the Boeing 787 and Airbus 350

Rolls-Royce posts cash outflow of £3 billion in H1

Business • 09 Jul

In a trading update, Avolon said it has in excess of $5 billion in liquidity

Avolon cancels order for 27 Boeing 737 MAX jets

Business • 07 Jul

Norwegian Air said it flew 113,000 passengers last month compared to 3.48 million the same month last year

Norwegian Air's June traffic down 97%

Business • 06 Jul

The completion of the tests on the 737 MAX is a key milestone toward the plane's return to service

US regulator, Boeing complete 737 MAX test flights

Business • 02 Jul

The US planemaker said it handed over just four planes in May, down from the six it delivered in April

Boeing jet deliveries sink to just four in May

Business • 10 Jun

Qantas has said it was reviewing its fleet with the expectation that most international travel could take years to rebound

Qantas pauses plane deliveries from Airbus, Boeing

Business • 11 May

Boeing is to cut its workforce by about 10% as it further reduces 787 Dreamliner production against a slump in global travel demand

Boeing cuts 787 production after 2nd quarter of losses

Business • 29 Apr

December's test flight ended early because of multiple glitches

Boeing to redo Starliner spaceship test flight

technology • 07 Apr

Qantas boss, Irishman Alan Joyce, told staff this is the single biggest shock that global aviation has ever experienced

Aviation battles coronavirus cash crunch

Business • 17 Mar

People from more than 30 countries were killed in the crash, including Irish man Micheál Ryan from Co Clare

Boeing at fault for Ethiopian Airlines crash - report

World • 07 Mar

Boeing said it did not expect the issue to add further delays to the 737 MAX's return to service

Boeing finds debris in 737 MAX fuel tanks

Business • 19 Feb

Boeing said there was 'no question' the virus outbreak would hammer the aviation industry and the broader economy

Boeing sounds alarm about virus impact on aviation

Business • 12 Feb

Norwegian Air pulled its transatlantic services from Cork, Shannon and Dublin - largely due to the grounding of the 737 MAX

Travel industry anticipates further challenges in 2020

Business • 07 Feb

Airbus said its deliveries from an overseas assembly plant in China had been halted amid the coronavirus outbreak

Airbus posts strong January orders, delivers 31 jets

Business • 07 Feb

Another flaw has been discovered in the software of Boeing's grounded 737 MAX

New Boeing 737 MAX software flaw found during tests

Business • 07 Feb

Boeing today announced new charges of $9.2 billion in 737 MAX costs

Boeing posts first annual net loss since 1997

Business • 29 Jan

Ryanair is one of the biggest MAX customers, with 210 on order

Ryanair warns of job losses as MAX delivery date slips

Business • 28 Jan

Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said the airline is losing 6-7 million customers a year due to the 737 MAX grounding,

American, Southwest say demand helping competitors

Business • 24 Jan

Boeing said it is now targeting the return of the grounded MAX 'during mid-2020'

Boeing says 737 MAX return delayed until mid-2020

Business • 22 Jan

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