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Boeing 737 MAX Prepares For International Debut at Farnborough
Boeing is in the final stages of preparing its fourth 737 MAX test aircraft for a transatlantic flight to the Farnborough Airshow, where it will make its international debut by appearing in the flying display July 11-14.
The presence of the 737-8 at the show is intended to start a key marketing phase for the reengined narrowbody family. The company is on track to obtain type certification of the first of the reengined twin variants in the first quarter of 2017. Boeing, which has firm orders for more than 3,200 MAX aircraft, is running ahead of a conservative certification plan that originally targeted initial deliveries for late 2017. Boeing has advanced certification plans to the third quarter and could even edge deliveries into the first half of the year should launch operator Southwest Airlines, or possibly another early customer, be able to accept them.
