To the MAX

摘要

The development of the Boeing 737 MAX is advancing. Systems definition for the three variants in the new aircraft family - the MAX 7, 8 and 9, which will supersede the current 737-700, -800 and -900ER respectively - was achieved in the autumn, following the final configuration being firmed up last summer. In October 2013 CFM International started assembling the first example of the type's LEAP-1B engine. Further important milestones are coming up soon. Completion of the first LEAP-1 B's assembly is expected in June 2014, enabling initial ground tests to start in the middle of the year. The summer is also scheduled to see the MAX's design being frozen, a critical moment which will allow the manufacture of components for the first flight test aircraft to begin in 2015.