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The Boeing 737 is an American narrow-body airliner produced by Boeing at its Renton factory in Washington.Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retained the 707 fuselage width and six abreast seating but with two underwing Pratt & Whitney JT8D low-bypass turbofan engines.
The 737 MAX 9 mockup at the 2012 ILA Berlin. Faced with the record orders for Airbus and the defection of a long-time customer, on August 30, 2011, Boeing's board of directors approved the launch of the re-engined 737, which they said would meet or exceed the range of the Airbus A320neo [24] while burning 4% less fuel. [25]
On 20 July 2011, American Airlines announced that it planned to purchase 100 Boeing 737 aircraft featuring the LEAP-1B engine. [23] The project was approved by Boeing on 30 August 2011, as the Boeing 737 MAX. [24] [25] Southwest Airlines is the launch customer of the 737 MAX with a firm order of 150 aircraft. [26]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration plans to convene a review board in the coming weeks to consider safety concerns about engines on Boeing 737 MAX airplanes after two bird ...
For example, in the narrowbody market, CFM's LEAP engine is the sole engine option for the Boeing 737 MAX and the Comac C919, and it is one of two options for the Airbus A320-neo family. Meanwhile ...
Boeing is resuming production of its bestselling plane, the 737 Max, for the first time since 33,000 workers began a seven-week strike that ended in early November. ... Boeing shares rose 4.5% ...
Successor of the 737-700 with new engines Revealed 08/2011 2025 [25] 737 MAX 10: Fourth generation of the 737. Lengthened 737 MAX 9. Direct competitor of the Airbus A321neo Revealed 06/2017 2025 [26] 777X: New 777 series, with the lengthened 777-9X, and extra-long-range 777-8X. New engine and new composite wings with folding wingtips: Revealed ...
The FAA is reviewing an issue with the Boeing 737 Max's engine. Boeing may need to come up with a permanent solution, The Seattle Times reported. That may further delay the certification of the ...