Aircraft
Latest 737 Max Milestone Comes with Changes
Boeing 737 program vice president and general manager Beverly Wyse (Photo: Gregory Polek)
Boeing 737 program vice president and general manager Beverly Wyse (Photo: Gregory Polek)

The Boeing 737 Max program has reached the development stage known as “firm concept,” following months of study into changes to the original design needed to effect a 13-percent operation cost improvement over the existing 737NG. During a Thursday morning conference call with reporters, 737 program vice president and general manager Beverly Wyse reported that the re-engining project remains on schedule for the completion of configuration details by the middle of next year and for first delivery in 2017.