Behind the 737 Max problems lay Boeingâs bitter battle with Airbus. The European manufacturerâs A320 was seen by many airlines as superior to existing 737 models. To Boeing, this was an
1 day ago ¡ 29 October 2018. A relatively new Boeing 737 MAX 8 being operated by low-cost airline Lion Air crashes off Indonesia, killing all 189 people on board. The aircraft plunged into the Java Sea just Hundreds of 737 Max aircraft were grounded for nearly two years while Boeing fixed issues with the plane's software. Boeing made the first deliveries of the 737 Max, an update to the 737 jet, in18 hours ago ¡ The Max â of which there are two models flying, the 8 and larger 9, and two more in development â is the latest version of Boeing's half-century-old 737. Two Max 8 jets crashed in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 people, and the plane has been dogged by manufacturing quality problems since then.
A production problem with vertical stabilizer fittings will force Boeing to repair some undelivered 737 MAXs and delay an unspecified number of deliveries, the company said April 13. The problem affects two of eight fittings at Station (STA) 1016, a Boeing source familiar with the issue said. Spirit AeroSystems, one of the fitting suppliers
Key Points. Aviation authorities around the world grounded the Boeing 737 Max planes in March following two crashes in less than five months. The FAAâs certification of the plane is facing3 days ago ¡ The Boeing 737 Max 9 is not the same plane as the Boeing 737-900. Those extra zeros are important. The NG planes came in four variants from smallest to largest: â600,-700,-800, and -900 3 days ago ¡ A Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplane in Renton, Wash., on March 7, 2017. said the problem on the Alaska Airlines plane appears to be a manufacturing defect, not an inherent design flaw.