TBT – Looking back on the development of the Boeing 737 MAX

With the crash of a brand-new Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX off the coast of Jakarta on Monday, armchair experts have rushed to judgement on this brand-new aircraft type. So for today’s Throwback Thursday article from the Australian Aviation archives, we revisit this April 2016 feature that delves into the comprehensive development history of the 737 MAX program.

Somewhere across the world a Boeing 737 takes off or lands every five seconds and more than 1,200 of their compatriots are aloft at any given time. With the total number of Boeing 737s that have been built approaching 9,000, this twin-engined airliner has truly earned the term ‘prolific’ to be used in its description. And while the maiden flight of the 737-100 took place in 1967, there is no sign of the 737’s popularity abating as evidenced by the rise of its latest offspring – the 737 MAX.

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