Airliner World

As it turns 20 years old this month, JetBlue Airways is making bold moves: Ordering nearly 150 new state-of-the-art aircraft, shaking up the most valuable international route in the world and going green in a big way.

After a series of delays, the Boeing 777-9 has finally taken to the skies. Chris Sloan braved the inclement weather in Seattle to see the long-awaited maiden sortie for himself.

Boeing's Biggest Bet, The 777-9X Takes Flight.

After ten bountiful years, the US airline industry started 2020 with renewed optimism that the worst of the Boeing 737 MAX grounding was over. Yet barely a few months into the new year, the COVID-19 crisis has placed another dark cloud over the industry’s future, as Chris Sloan reports from Florida.

A Surreal Send-off.

It has taken 20 challenging months for the 737 MAX to be recertificated, but it will take Boeing far longer to repair its broken trust. Chris Sloan steps on board a special 737 MAX flight – the first in the US since March 2019 – to examine whether the manufacturer has turned a corner.

It has taken 20 challenging months for the 737 MAX to be recertificated, but it will take Boeing far longer to repair its broken trust. Chris Sloan steps on board a special 737 MAX flight – the first in the US since March 2019 – to examine whether the manufacturer has turned a corner.

Almost two years since the FAA’s grounding order, the MAX is back in revenue service. Chris Sloan was on board the first US flight with fare-paying passengers since 2019.

JetBlue celebrated its 20th year by unwrapping a late Christmas present – the first of 70 Airbus A220-300s. Chris Sloan headed to the Big Apple to see the ‘Baby Bus’

Our man in America, Chris Sloan, criss-crosses the pond to put JetBlue's first JFK-London services to the test.