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The 737 MAX 8 involved in the crash of Lion Air Flight 610. On October 29, 2018, Lion Air Flight 610, a 737 MAX 8, crashed into the Java Sea 13 minutes after takeoff from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia. The flight was a scheduled domestic flight to Depati Amir Airport, Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia. All 189 people on ...
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 entered service with Malindo Air (wearing Batik Air Malaysia livery). The 737 MAX 8, the first variant of the 737 MAX, has a longer fuselage than the MAX 7. On July 23, 2013, Boeing completed the firm configuration for the 737 MAX 8. [95] Its first commercial flight was operated by Malindo Air on May 22, 2017. The MAX 8 ...
On March 31, 2021, the FAA certified the high-density variant of the 737 MAX 8 for low-cost carriers, the MAX 8-200. They identified the variant as being "functionally equivalent" to the MAX 8 and "operationally suitable". [297] Europe's EASA followed suit in April, and launch customer Ryanair took delivery of its first MAX 200 in June 2021.
The Boeing 737 Max 9’s grounded several weeks ago will be back in the air soon after each passes inspection guidelines set by the FAA. Here’s what you need to know. ... the Boeing 737 Max 8 ...
A Texas judge has rejected the plea deal between Boeing and the Department of Justice in which the aircraft manufacturing giant agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States ...
The Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) is a flight control law [34] built into the Boeing 737 MAX's flight control computer, designed to help the aircraft emulate the handling characteristics of the earlier Boeing 737 Next Generation. According to an international Civil Aviation Authorities team review (JATR) commissioned by ...
Captain Ed Evans began his day well before dawn, preparing Southwest plane 8921 for a nearly 19-hour journey. The year-old Boeing 737 MAX8 flew nearly 4,000 miles, traveling from Baltimore to ...
A MAX 8 at Farnborough Airshow. March 2016, The General Manager of Boeing's 737 MAX program and the former Chief Project Engineer on the 737 MAX program both approved a redesign of MCAS to increase its authority to move the aircraft's stabilizer at low speed, in order to address "stall characteristics" requirements necessary for FAA certification.