Read more Boeing 737-300 stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25383/boeing-737-300.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:59:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/32566/air-china-buys-45-boeing-jets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAir China plans to buy 45 Boeing 777 and 737 aircraft, reports the AP, a purchase the airline says will increase its capacity by about 35% and help reinforce Beijing's status as a transportation hub. The list price for the planes—one of China's biggest airliner purchases—is $6.3...http://www.newser.com/story/32566/air-china-buys-45-boeing-jets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Jul 2008 8:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29291/continental-hacks-3k-jobs-16-of-flights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagContinental Airlines today became the latest US carrier to slash its workforce and trim flights in the face of profit-busting fuel costs and an industry-wide slowdown, the Wall Street Journal reports today. The airline will cut its workforce by 3,000 jobs, scale back US departures by 16%, and aggressively...http://www.newser.com/story/29291/continental-hacks-3k-jobs-16-of-flights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Jun 2008 7:41:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22602/american-cancels-171-flights-to-inspect-boeing-jets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerican Airlines canceled 171 flights today, benching almost its entire fleet of Boeing MD-80 twinjet aircrafts, the Chicago Tribune reports. American said it was inspecting how a “certain bundle of wires” was attached to ensure it complied with an FAA directive. But American said the grounding was voluntary, not FAA-mandated....http://www.newser.com/story/22602/american-cancels-171-flights-to-inspect-boeing-jets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Mar 2008 10:25:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21402/southwest-grounds-44-planes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouthwest Airlines grounded 44 planes today after having admitted to flying aircraft that were past due for inspections for structural cracks, the AP reports. The FAA fined Southwest $10.2 million—the largest ever levied on an airline—but the agency itself is under fire for not grounding the jets...http://www.newser.com/story/21402/southwest-grounds-44-planes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Mar 2008 14:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20851/southwest-faces-record-fines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouthwest Airlines faces at least $3 million in fines sought by the FAA for failing to inspect 46 older Boeing 737-300 jets for structural flaws identified in a 2004 safety directive, reports the Wall Street Journal. The expected penalty would be the largest imposed on an airline in 20 years....http://www.newser.com/story/20851/southwest-faces-record-fines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Mar 2008 4:18:00 CST