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Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to China for the first time in 3 years since the flight ban

Quynh Chi (According to South China Morning Post)Wednesday, March 16, 2022 07:17 GMT+7

This is the sign that, the line Boeing 737 MAX aircraft coming back soon commercial flight after three years of “lying on the ground”.

Flight-tracking websites showed that the plane, painted with the logo of Shanghai Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, was headed to Hawaii. This is the first refueling stop on this multi-day journey, the source said.

The Zhoushan factory, which is used to install aircraft interiors before delivery, opened in December 2018, but was shut down a few months before the second deadly crash of a 737 MAX plane. .

If this leads to deliveries, it will be, say analysts at Jefferies Group LLC (an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company based in New York City) This is the first delivery of MAX aircraft to China since March 2019.

Boeing 737 MAX aircraft arrived in China for the first time in 3 years since the flight ban - Photo 1.

Zhoushan factory, used to install aircraft interiors before delivery. (Image: Getty Images)

China, the first country to impose a grounding order on the 737 MAX, is the only major global market where the plane has yet to enter commercial service. The 737 MAX’s return to the skies is taking longer than expected at a time when domestic demand in China is falling as COVID-19 cases increase.

China’s aviation regulator in early December 2021 provided the airline with a list of necessary fixes before returning to commercial flights, which is expected to take place early this year. .

However, so far, there have only been test flights. The move delayed the delivery of more than 100 MAX planes already built to Chinese customers located at Boeing facilities in the US.

Boeing CEO David Calhoun said in January that Boeing was ready to deliver the plane as early as the first quarter of 2022, after the plane was back in service in China.

Boeing declined to comment on the MAX flight to Zhoushan.

The aircraft maker said in a statement that it is continuing to work with regulators and customers on returning the MAX series aircraft to service worldwide.

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