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Boeing starts assembly of first B-737 MAX airplane

Washington, Usa - To date, the plane has 2,720 orders from 57 customers worldwide

Boeing employees in Renton, Wash. have started building the first 737 MAX aircraft on schedule. Last week, employees started to assemble the wings for the first 737 MAX flight test airplane. Wings are the first 737 components to be assembled in the Renton production process. Machine operators loaded 737 MAX wing skin panels and stringers into the new panel assembly line that uses automation to drill...

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Rome, Italy, 06/03/2015 16:52
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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