The 737 MAX has offically returned to service, after being cleared by regulators and deemed as safe.

The US airline regulator, the FAA, has called for older Boeing 737-900ER aircraft to be inspected, amid the mid-flight door blowout crisis.

An Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 suffered an in flight engine fire on the 18th January 2024. The aircraft had climbed to 2000ft from Miami, Florida, bound for San Juan in Puerto Rico, when its number 2 engine (left inboard) caught fire.

The US airline authority, the FAA, have formally opened an investigation into Boeing's processes, after the Alaska Airlines 1282 incident.

Boeing comes under fire once again with the 737 MAX, as loose and missing nuts have been found in the mechanism that controls the rudder - a primary flight control surface that governs the yaw of the aircraft.

Lufthansa has today placed a firm order for 40 Boeing 737-MAX 8s, as well as taking options on 60 more, as part of a wider deal that will expand the company to new highs.