Boeing Newest 737 Max Makes First Flight Into Cloudy Market

  • Airlines have leaned toward larger, more economical models
  • Max 7 will lead category with a range of 3,850 nautical miles
The Boeing 737 Max 7 on Feb. 5.Photographer: Stephen Brashear/Getty Images
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Boeing Co.’s newest and smallest 737 Max jetliner took flight for the first time, into blue skies -- and a cloudy, crowded market.

The takeoff, at 10:17 a.m. Friday by Boeing’s factory outside Seattle, was characteristically drama-free for the third of four planned models in the Max family. The plane touched down at Boeing Field at 12:59 p.m.