First flight

First flight of the Boeing 737 MAX

Name: First flight of the Boeing 737 MAX
Start: 2016-01-29

January 29, 2016

The 737 MAX, the aircraft's fourth generation, took off for the first time on 29 January 2016 from Renton Municipal Airport, next to the 737 factory, nearly 49 years after the 737-100's first flight. It used CFM LEAP-1B engines and split-tip winglets, and received FAA certification on 8 March 2017.