The Boeing 737 Max began as a success story: The plane was the company’s best selling jet ever, with hundreds of billions of dollars in advance orders from airlines around the world.
12 hours ago · The Max — of which there are two models flying, the 8 and larger 9, and two more in development — is the latest version of Boeing's half-century-old 737. Two Max 8 jets crashed in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 people, and the plane has been dogged by manufacturing quality problems since then.
12.2 fatalities per billion passengers, this was the safest year ever on the record for global aviation. The 737 MAX crashes disrupted this trend line and called into question U.S. aviation safety oversight, presenting a historic challenge for U.S. policymakers. In response, Congress passed the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and