Southwest Converts 40 MAX 7 Orders To MAX 8s Amid Certification Delays

Southwest Airlines 737 MAX 8
Southwest Airlines 737 MAX 8
Credit: Ashlee D. Smith / Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines has converted 40 firm orders for the Boeing 737-7 to the slightly larger 737-8, as Boeing’s timeline for certifying the smallest MAX family variant continues to slip. Once slated to enter service in 2019, the 737-7’s certification slowed during the MAX family’s 20-month grounding...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s AAM Report.

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