Boeing Completes Successful 737 MAX First Flight

The Boeing 737 MAX 8 took to the skies for the first time on Friday (Jan. 29). The 737 MAX program achieved the milestone on schedule which begins a comprehensive flight-test program leading to certification and delivery. With the latest technology LEAP-1B engines from CFM International and Boeing-designed Advanced Technology winglets, the first member of the efficient 737 MAX family completed a two-hour, 47-minute flight, taking off from Renton Field in Renton, Wash., at 9:46 a.m. local time and landing at 12:33 p.m. at Seattle’s Boeing Field. “Today’s first flight of the 737 MAX carries us across the threshold of