Remember Boeing's Max? It's Still Grounded.

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Remember the 737 Max? Hard to believe that this time last year fixing the plane and getting it into the hands of customers clamoring for more capacity was Boeing Co.’s biggest worry. But 15 long months after the second fatal crash of the jet, the Max remains parked in deserts and employee car lots across the country. The worst-case scenario of the Max simply never flying again looks likely to be averted, but the jet’s unique situation — in particular, the relative ease with which customers can cancel their orders after such a lengthy grounding — makes it one of the best benchmarks for measuring the post-pandemic recovery in aviation.