![]() ![]() The order broke Boeing's monopoly with the airline and forced Boeing into a re-engined 737. On July 20, 2011, American Airlines announced an order for 460 narrowbody jets including 130 A320ceos (Current Engine Option), 130 A320neos, 100 737NG and intended to order 100 re-engined 737s with CFM LEAPs, pending Boeing confirmation. The Airbus A320neo gathered 667 commitments at the June 2011 Paris Air Show for a backlog of 1,029 units since its launch, setting an order record for a new commercial airliner. Bell stated at an investor conference the same month. In February 2011, Boeing's CEO Jim McNerney maintained "We're going to do a new airplane." In March 2011, BCA President James Albaugh told participants of a trade meeting the company was not sure about a 737 re-engine, like Boeing CFO James A. On December 1, 2010, Boeing's competitor, Airbus, launched the Airbus A320neo family to improve fuel burn and operating efficiency with new engines: the CFM International LEAP and the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G. In June 2010, a decision on this replacement was postponed into 2011. In 2006, Boeing started considering the replacement of the 737 with a "clean-sheet" design that could follow the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. ![]() Boeing estimated that the backlog would be largely cleared by the end of 2023, after its order book was reduced by almost 1,000 aircraft due to cancellations from loss of trust in the aircraft. Over 450 MAX aircraft were awaiting delivery in November 2020 335 remained by January 2022. Canadian and European authorities only followed in late January 2021, and Chinese authorities in December 2021, as over 180 countries out of 195 had lifted the grounding. The FAA cleared the return to service on November 18, 2020, subject to mandated design and training changes. Further investigations also revealed that the FAA and Boeing had colluded on recertification test flights, attempted to cover up important information and that the FAA had retaliated against whistleblowers. ![]() Boeing paid US$2.5 billion in penalties and compensation to settle the DOJ's fraud conspiracy case against the company. Investigations faulted a Boeing cover-up of a defect and lapses in the FAA's certification of the aircraft for flight. The FAA garnered criticism for defending the aircraft and was the last major authority to ground it. It was subsequently grounded worldwide from March 2019 to November 2020. The 737 MAX suffered a recurring failure in the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS), causing two fatal crashes, Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, in which 346 people died in total. ![]() As of March 2023, the 737 MAX has 4,196 unfilled orders and 1,144 deliveries. The 737 MAX 7, MAX 8 (including the 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 is available. The 737 MAX series has been offered in four variants, offering 138 to 204 seats in typical two-class configuration, and a range of 3,300 to 3,850 nautical miles (6,110 to 7,130 km). The 737 MAX is based on earlier 737 designs, with more efficient CFM International LEAP-1B engines, aerodynamic changes, including distinctive split-tip (Scimitar) winglets, and airframe modifications. The first delivery was a MAX 8 in May 2017 to Malindo Air, with which it commenced service on May 22, 2017. It took its maiden flight on Januand was certified by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in March 2017. The new series was announced on August 30, 2011. It succeeds the Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) and competes with the Airbus A320neo family. The Boeing 737 MAX is the fourth generation of the Boeing 737, a narrow-body airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA), a division of American company Boeing. ![]()
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