Asiana Airlines has retired its last passenger Boeing 747-400 after more than 25 years. The aircraft (registered HL7428; MSN 28552) operated its final commercial flight for Asiana between Seoul Incheon and Taipei Taoyuan on 25 March, the South Korean airline says. Configured with 34 business class and 364 economy class seats, the aircraft was introduced into commercial service on the Seoul Gimpo-New York JFK route on 22 June 1999. This also marks the last 747-400 passenger aircraft remaining in South Korea. "It was a thrill to see the last flight of the jumbo aircraft, which was an icon of an era. We will strive to enhance customer convenience by continuously introducing the latest models, such as the [Airbus] A350 and A321neo," an Asiana Airlines official says.

US carrier Breeze Airways is expanding its network with the addition of five new cities, including Bangor, Dallas/Ft Worth, Lancaster, Lansing and Pensacola. The low-cost airline says it will commence flights from Bangor, Maine to Florida cities Orlando and Tampa on 3 October and 4 October, respectively, with a seasonal route to Fort Myers starting on 5 October. Breeze will introduce flights from Dallas/Ft Worth to Provo-Salt Lake City on 7 June. Additionally, it will serve Orlando from Lansing, Michigan and Lancaster, Pennsylvania from 2 October and 8 October, respectively. Other new routes include flights from Lansing to Fort Myers starting on 3 October and from Pensacola to Tampa on 28 June. Furthermore, the airline says it is expanding its services from existing cities, bringing its total coverage to 56 cities across 29 states. These additions include flights from Fort Myers to Stewart/Newburgh, New York and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania, as well as from Norfolk, Virginia to Phoenix, starting in October. All new routes will be operated two times a week, the carrier notes.

Boeing chief executive Dave Calhoun will step down from his role at the end of 2024 amid a wider shake-up of leadership at the US airframe. Stan Deal, Boeing Commercial Airplanes' chief executive, has been replaced by the group's operating chief, Stephanie Pope, with "immediate effect" and will retire from the company, the OEM says. Pope had been in the newly created operating chief role since January after previous stints as Boeing Global Services chief and the commercial aviation division's finance chief. Board member Steve Mollenkopf has been elected to replace Larry Kellner as chair at an upcoming annual shareholder meeting and lead a selection process for Calhoun's replacement. Kellner has decided not to stand for re-election and states: "It is important that the chief executive selection process be led by a new chair who will stay at the helm as a partner to the new CEO." Calhoun became Boeing's chief executive in 2020, replacing Dennis Muilenburg amid the 737 Max fleet grounding at the time. Calhoun had previously chaired the company's board. In a letter to employees, he describes the Alaska Airlines Max 9 accident in January as a "watershed moment for Boeing" and says the company "must continue to respond to this accident with humility and complete transparency" and a "total commitment to safety and quality at every level". "We have been working together for the last five years to address some of the most significant challenges our company and industry have ever faced in our 108-year history. I am confident that the way we have confronted these challenges, and how we are responding to this specific moment, is establishing standards for future generations of employees and will be woven into the fabric of how we operate for decades to come." Calhoun says that serving as Boeing's board chair and chief executive has been "the greatest privilege" of his life and asserts: "We are going to fix what isn’t working, and we are going to get our company back on the track towards recovery and stability." He expresses gratitude to Deal "for his tireless service as our BCA leader during an uncommonly difficult period for our company and for our industry" and "many contributions and dedication" during Deal's 38-year career at Boeing. Mollenkopf states: "I am fully confident in this company and its leadership – and together we are committed to taking the right actions to strengthen safety and quality, and to meet the needs of our customers."