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Boeing's newest airliner just flew for the first time (BA)
Boeing's
newest airliner took to the sky for the first time on Friday. The
Boeing 737 Max flew from the company's Renton, Washington, factory for a
2 1/2-hour maiden flight before landing at Boeing Field near
Seattle. The first completed 737 Max 8 airliner rolled out of the
assembly facility in Renton last month and was presented at a ceremony
in front of several thousand Boeing employees. The prototype took off
for its inaugural flight with Boeing's flight-operations vice president
and chief test pilot, Craig Bomben, and Capt. Ed Wilson at the
controls. Over the years, the 737 family has become the best-selling
airliner in the history of commercial aviation, with more than 13,000
aircraft sold since 1965.
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