{"id":135621,"date":"2023-01-13T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=135621"},"modified":"2023-01-13T21:18:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T21:18:25","slug":"boeing-737-max-makes-its-first-passenger-flight-in-china-since-march-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2023\/01\/boeing-737-max-makes-its-first-passenger-flight-in-china-since-march-2019.html","title":{"rendered":"Boeing 737 MAX makes its first passenger flight in China since March 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A <strong>Boeing 737 MAX<\/strong> made its first passenger flight in China in nearly four years Friday, marking a major milestone in the U.S. plane maker&#8217;s attempt to rebuild its business in the world&#8217;s second-largest aviation market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The China Southern Airlines plane between Guangzhou and Zhengzhou took off at 04.45 GMT, according to flight-tracking website FlightRadar24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/12\/boeing-resumed-flight-testing-of-the-777-9.html\">Boeing resumed flight testing of the 777-9<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boeing&#8217;s best-selling model was grounded in March 2019 after fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, but returned to worldwide service starting in late 2020 after aircraft modifications and pilot training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China is the latest major market to resume 737 MAX flights amid ongoing trade tensions with the United States. 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