Ryanair is confident that Boeing will ramp up its production of 737 MAX jets to 38 per month this summer and that it will be allowed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to then increase that to 42,

"That team has done a great job of improving the overall performance and quality of the fuselages," Boeing's CEO said of Wichita-based Spirit AeroSystems.

Boeing faced its own challenges. It started 2024 with the hopes of putting its troubled past behind and getting on with aircraft delivery, but the Alaska Airlines midair blowout incident changed the trajectory of its operations for the rest of the year.

Boeing has made progress winnowing its once-massive inventory of undelivered 737 Max and 787s and is now preparing to shutter so-called "shadow factories" in which it has been completing rework on the aircraft.

Ryanair expects Boeing to produce 38 of its 737 MAX planes per month by the end of the summer and possibly up to 42 by October, subject to U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approval, Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said on Monday.

The smallest of these is the Boeing 737 MAX 7, which has yet to enter service and is still awaiting certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The jet is designed to replace the earlier Boeing 737-700,

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said the company was “seeing encouraging signs” as it tries to turn around following a rough 2024.

Star Alliance carrier United Airlines has extended its lead as the world's largest airline in terms of fleet size with the historic delivery of its 1,000th aircraft. The Boeing 737 aircraft was delivered this week,

A Boeing 737 aircraft belonging to Max Air suffered a tyre burst at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport on Tuesday night. The aircraft marked

Boeing aims this year to hike 737 production to at least 38 jets monthly, and possibly as high as 42 if it receives permission to do so from the Federal Aviation Administration.

President Donald Trump's nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department said he will keep in place a cap on production of Boeing 737 MAX planes put in place after a mid-air panel blowout last year until he is satisfied it can be safely raised.