RENTON, Wash. -- Boeing Co. said Tuesday that it has started
factory assembly of its first 737 Max jetliner, a key milestone in
the upgrade of its best-selling single-aisle jetliner range.
Keith Leverkuhn, vice president and general manager of the 737
Max program, said wing assembly of the first test aircraft began in
late May.
The jet is scheduled to make its first test flight early next
year and enter service with Southwest Airlines Co. in the third
quarter of 2017.
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