The Boeing 737 Max family, which entered service eight years ago, was designed to be the latest and most advanced version of the Boeing 737 family, the most successful commercial aircraft of all time.

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.

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.

A nascent recovery from Boeing’s troubles stalled in the fall when a 52-day Machinists union strike stopped almost all Boeing jet production in its Puget Sound assembly plants.

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.

Notably, Alaska Airlines earned the number nine spot on the list of top-ranked U.S. carriers, despite a door incident during a flight in 2024, which was determined to be caused by a Boeing manufacturing defect rather than the airline’s fault. Hawaiian Airlines landed at 12, American at 13, Delta at 21, and United at the bottom.

Boeing delivered less than half the number of commercial aircraft to customers than its European rival in 2024, The American aerospace giant reported on Tuesday that it supplied 348 jetliners during the year.

Boeing's commercial aircraft order and delivery figures tumbled last year as the US company worked through a manufacturing crisis.

This week, announced two summer seasonal routes from Anchorage, flying to Detroit and Sacramento. In addition, the airline will resume flights between Fairbanks and Portland. With the updated schedule,

Although the Biden administration notched some major accomplishments, it wasn't enough for voters in November, writes columnist Jon Talton.

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.