Boeing 737 Max cleared to fly passengers again after deadly crashes; signed off the FAA’s botched certification of the Boeing 737 Max and allowed a plane with a fatal flaw to operate
Lufthansa was one of the first customers of the Boeing 737, the best-selling jetliner in history. The German carrier operated various models of the 737 for over five decades, until it retired the last one in 2016. Find out why Lufthansa chose the 737, how it used it in different markets, and what replaced it in its fleet.
The aircraft was a Boeing 737-800. Though Boeing has come under fire for crashes in recent years, it was the company's Boeing 737 Max that generated some of the harshest criticism.
Here are some facts about the Boeing 737-800 jet and China Eastern Airlines, involved in a crash on a domestic flight on Monday with 132 people on board. The Boeing 737-800 is part of the 737 family, the world's most-flown commercial aircraft series. The MAX was grounded worldwide for 20 months after two fatal crashes killed 346.
Half of Boeing's sales come from the 737 Max According to Boeing and the FAA, the problem first became apparent during testing of a newly manufactured 737 Max 8, which had yet to be delivered to
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