Aircraft
Boeing 737 Max Arrives in China Seeking To End Grounding
The airliner made a three-sector 7,567-nm trip from Seattle to Shanghai to start validation flight trials with Chinese aviation safety officials.
Boeing is eager for officials to validate the 737 Max to resume service with Chinese carriers like Air China. (Photo: Boeing)
Boeing is eager for officials to validate the 737 Max to resume service with Chinese carriers like Air China. (Photo: Boeing)

A Boeing 737 Max airliner arrived in China on Saturday morning to begin validation trials aimed at clearing the narrowbody to resume commercial operations in the country. Approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) would allow the U.S. airframer to increase monthly production rates for the Max from 16 to 31 in early 2022.