B-737 - Now with Max version

Boeing Starts Assembly of 737 Max Jet

Jet is scheduled to make its first test flight early next year

Keith Leverkuhn, vice president and general manager of Boeing's 737 MAX program, speaks to international aerospace journalists.

RENTON, Wash.- Boeing Co. said Tuesday that it has started assembling the first major parts of its first 737 Max jetliner, a key milestone in the upgrade of its best-selling single-aisle jetliner.

Keith Leverkuhn, vice president and general manager of the 737 Max program, said wing assembly for the first test aircraft began on May 29, marking "the kick off of the build of the airplane."