The Boeing 737 Max is, in essence, an upgrade to the most popular plane in the sky, the Boeing 737. It is more fuel-efficient than the 737, and seats more people despite being a similar size. In contrast, the 737-500 was a smaller model. This went back to the size and capacity of the 737-200 but offered improvements in the design and efficiency of the Classic series. The last member of the Classic series, the 737-500, offered a direct alternative for aging 737-200 aircraft. Photo: BriYYZ via Wikimedia Commons. 1 day ago · One thing to bear in mind is that the grounded airplane is a 737 Max 9, not a 737-900. The names are similar, but the latter is an older plane that was part of a previous series of updates by Boeing. 3 days ago · Boeing’s leadership has spent roughly five years regrouping after the 2018 and 2019 fatal crashes of its smaller and more popular Boeing 737 Max 8, which prompted a worldwide grounding of both The Boeing 737 MAX reduces fuel use and CO2 emissions by up to 20 per cent over older generation aircraft and up to 10 per cent over similar sized competitor aircraft. The noise footprint is among the lowest in its class and customers notice this in the quiet, comfortable cabin. A Boeing 737-800 aircraft of Hainan Airlines takes off at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport on the second day of the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Ox, on February 13, 2021 in Shenzhen 3 days ago · Both Alaska and United airlines have found problems with door plugs on their Boeing 737 Max 9 jets after the "explosive" blowout late last week of the same piece of fuselage on an Alaska flight. Boeing Co.’s delivery data for April shows just how much a supplier's fuselage problem slowed handovers of its 737 Max jet. one older 737-800 variant and one each from the 777 and 767 Boeing Co. executives on Wednesday said they planned to restore the plane maker’s financial strength over the next three years, after a string of losses in the wake of two 737 MAX crashes and The new problems come as Boeing continues efforts to win approval of a fix for the newest version of the 737, the 737 Max. All 737 Max jets have been grounded since March following two fatal Ov5R.