Boeing 737 MAX completes first flight; rose to 25,000 feet

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The first Boeing 737 MAX flight test aircraft landed at Boeing Field in Seattle after a 2 hr. 44 min. first flight. The CFM International LEAP-1B-powered 737 MAX 8 took off from Renton , Washington at 9:48 am local time on Jan. 29 as hundreds of rain-soaked onlookers cheered. According to Boeing...

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