Boeing's 737 MAX 8 Jet notoriously crashed twice in 2018 and 2019. A door exploded on the same aircraft on a 2024 Alaska Airlines flight.

A Boeing 737 Max 8 took off in China on Friday, for the first time since the government grounded all 737 Max 8 planes in 2019, according to the flight tracking website, Flightradar24.

The Max 9 is only slightly bigger than the 737 Max 8 and Max 7 in terms of the maximum number of seats. It has 220 seats while the Max 8 and Max 7 have 210 and 172, respectively.

The average distance of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight from LAX is 1,274 miles, with the shortest being just 236 miles, while the longest exceeds 2,700 miles, ...

The Boeing 737 MAX 8 involved in the incident, which FAA records show was certified on Dec. 19, 2022, was grounded after the flight.

Rare visitor . In general, Alaska Airlines’ 737 MAX 8s are rare visitors to New York-JFK, with Cirium’s data showing that it was scheduled to operate flights to the city between June 2024 and ...

In response to those crashes, the FAA in 2019 grounded the 737 Max 8 and Max 9 while it investigated. Boeing changed an automated flight control system implicated in the crashes.

Boeing's 737 Max line has been at the center of multiple tragedies, scandals and close calls since being put into service. Two 737 Max 8 crashes, one in 2018 and one in 2019, led to the entire ...

A Boeing 737 MAX 9 for Alaska Airlines is pictured along with other 737 aircraft at Renton Municipal Airport adjacent to Boeing's factory in Renton, Washington, on Jan. 25, 2024.

The Boeing 737 Max 8 jet involved in the Dutch roll incident is less than two years old. According to the FAA, a post-flight inspection revealed damage to a backup power control unit, known as a PCU.

A report from the NTSB said the Ontario-bound Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 plane was missing bolts when its door plug blew out in midair.

The first 737 Max 9 planes have started flying again after a fuselage panel blew off in midair last week. But industry analysts say Boeing's reputation will take a lot longer to repair.