In June 2022, I was invited by Boeing to Seattle for a series of briefings, updates and factory visits together with aviation reporters from Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States, as part of the US aircraft manufacturer’s pre-Farnborough Media Tour.
One of the highlights of this tour, in addition to the very interesting briefings and visits to the Boeing Everett Factory and Boeing Renton Factory, was a photoshoot of a unique line-up of the entire family of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft at the Boeing Seattle Delivery Center at Boeing Field.
Boeing 737 MAX line-up at the Boeing Seattle Delivery Center. Left to right: Boeing 737 MAX 10 N27751, Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 N938AK, Ryanair (Malta Air) Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 9H-VVA, Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 N8762Q, Boeing 737 MAX 7 N7201S.
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 N938AK.
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 N8762Q.
Ryanair (Malta Air) Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 9H-VVA.
Boeing 737 MAX 10 N27751.
Boeing 737 MAX 7 N7201S. his is the very first Boeing 737 MAX 7. Its maiden flight was on 16 March 2018. It was flown by Boeing Test and Evaluation Captains Jim Webb and Keith Otsuka from Renton Municipal Airport (RNT) to Boeing Field (BFI) and lasted 3 hours and 5 mins. Also visible are Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 N8762Q (delivered on 17 June 2022), Ryanair (Malta Air) Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 9H-VVA and Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 N938AK.
14 June 2022
Photos: copyright © Ivan Coninx