Boeing 737 MAX Begins Key Certification Test Flights

Boeing 737 MAX Begins Key Certification Test Flights
A Boeing 737 MAX airplane lands after a test flight at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington on June 29, 2020. Karen Ducey?Reuters
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SEATTLE/WASHINGTON—A Boeing Co 737 MAX took off on June 29 at 12:55 p.m. EDT (0955 PDT/1655 GMT) from a Seattle-area airport on the first day of certification flight testing with U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and company test pilots, a crucial moment in the planemaker’s worst-ever crisis.

Boeing Flight 701 departed King County International Airport, which is also known as Boeing Field, the FAA confirmed, saying it will conduct three days of tests. The plane is scheduled to land two hours later at Moses Lake airport, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.