AUBURN, Wash., Oct. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE:
BA) has started production of the first 737 MAX fuselage stringers
at Boeing Fabrication Integrated AeroStructures in Auburn, Wash. Stringers run the length of the
fuselage structure giving it stability and strength.
After forming, Boeing will send the stringers to Spirit
Aerosystems in Wichita, Kan. for
incorporation into the first 737 MAX fuselage. From there the
fuselage will be shipped to Boeing's Renton, Wash. facility where Boeing employees
will build the 737 MAX. The program is on track to begin final
assembly of the first 737 MAX in 2015. The airplane will be part of
the flight test fleet and is scheduled to fly in 2016.
The 737 MAX incorporates the latest technology CFM International
LEAP-1B engines, Advanced Technology winglets and other
improvements to deliver the highest efficiency, reliability and
passenger comfort in the single-aisle market. The 737 MAX will be
14 percent more fuel-efficient than today's most efficient
Next-Generation 737s – and 20 percent better than the original
Next-Generation 737s when they first entered service.
Contact:
Lauren Penning
737 MAX Communications
+1 425 306-3691
Lauren.L.Penning@boeing.com
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Downloadable b-roll of the 737 MAX stringer process:
http://bcacom.navigon.net//data/public/3b84d2c37e0a984d60a18a1365e3322c.php?lang=en
Downloadable 737 MAX animation:
http://bcacom.navigon.net//data/public/e792f1e386bdcd54c9da5026385ea07e.php?lang=en
SOURCE Boeing