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Boeing is confident it will obtain certification for its new generation of aircraft ahead of schedule in the project. The first delivery of the 737 MAX is scheduled for the third quarter 2017, while certification may extend into the second half of next year, however, through internal conversations Boeing with Southwest, which is the airline's launch model, the 737 MAX 8 could come six months before originally planned. Other companies that receive its aircraft after Southwest also was already warned about the possibility.
With the new perspective of Boeing, the 737 MAX 8 can receive certification from the FAA, EASA and possibly, between late 2016 and early 2017, with deliveries beginning in the first half of 2017. Recently, the 737 MAX has its maiden flight, which lasted nearly three hours, and presently continues firm in flight testing to advance the processes of certification of the aircraft.
Boeing rushes to catch up in ad 737 MAX, Airbus new generation A320 was announced about a year before the jet only Boeing corridor, which gave space for the European manufacturer absorb new clients interested in aircraft currently the A320neo has received certification and has been delivered to Lufthansa, the airline launch customer of the aircraft, it shows the time lost by Boeing until the official announcement in 2011.
However, the next generation of Boeing promises to be 20% more efficient than the previous one, and 8% more efficient per passenger than the Airbus A320neo compared with 737 MAX 200, high-density version for 200 seats, the A320neo has 180. the interior has been completely updated based on the 787 Dreamliner, the position head of the widebody currently has it the 737 MAX won a cockpit with four screens of 15 inches and high resolution, with commands in Fly by Wire , an interior modernized with lights in lED, advanced winglet at the tip of the wings and new CFM Leap 1B engines. This last point is a limiting factor, because not have the option of the new Pratt & Whitney as the A320neo.
Currently the Boeing 737 MAX has 3072 orders with 62 customers on the list.
