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Boeing didn’t want to re-engine the 737–but had design standing by

March 20, 2019, © Leeham News: With nearly 400 Boeing 737 MAXes grounded across the globe, few will remember that Boeing didn’t really want to do the MAX. Officials in 2010-2011 engineered the MAX as a fallback airplane… Read More

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 Posted on March 20, 2019 by Scott Hamilton

 Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing

     737 MAX, 737NG, A320NEO, Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Jim Albaugh, Jim McNerney, Lkion Air, Mike Bair

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