Boeing 737max

About Boeing 737max

The Boeing 737 MAX is the fourth generation of Boeing 737, a narrow-body airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA). It succeeds the Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) and competes with the Airbus A320neo family. The 737 MAX is based on earlier 737 designs, with more efficient CFM International LEAP-1B engines, aerodynamic changes, including its distinctive split-tip winglets, and airframe modifications. The new series was publicly announced on August 30, 2011. It took its maiden flight on January 29, 2016 and was certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in March 2017. The first delivery was a MAX 8 in May 2017 to Malindo Air, with whom it commenced service on May 22, 2017. The 737 MAX series has been offered in four variants, offering 138 to 204 seats in typical two-class configuration[6] and a 3,215 to 3,825 nmi (5,954 to 7,084 km) range. The 737 MAX 7, MAX 8 (including the denser, 200–seat MAX 200), and MAX 9 are intended to replace the 737-700, -800, and -900 respectively, and a further-stretched 737 MAX 10. As of November 2020, the Boeing 737 MAX had a backlog of 3,290 units.[7] The 737 MAX was grounded worldwide from March 2019 to November 2020, after a recurring failure in the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) caused two fatal accidents, Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, in which 346 people died.[8] Investigations faulted a cover-up of a known defect by Boeing, and lapses in the certification by the FAA.[9][10] After the fatal accidents, Boeing suspended production in January 2020 with approximately 400 MAX airplanes awaiting delivery and modified the MCAS. Production resumed in May 2020 at a low rate. On November 18, 2020, the FAA cleared the MAX to return to service once necessary design modifications have been made. Transport Canada and EASA both cleared the MAX in late January 2021, subject to additional requirements. After being charged with fraud, Boeing settled to pay ove