Boeing 737: upcoming dates

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Boeing 737 MAX 10 Wins FAA Certification

  Boeing Everett Assembly Plant, Airport Road, Everett, Snohomish County, Washington, 98204, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 10/20/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4 days ago

  FAA^[1], Tuesday October 20, 2026: "the agency has issued the certification for Boeing's 737 MAX-10"; Boeing's release: "The FAA today certified the newest and largest Boeing 737 MAX airplane".

  The FAA certified the Boeing 737 MAX 10, the largest and last member of the 737 MAX family, on October 20, 2026, issuing an amended type certificate and clearing Boeing to begin deliveries with WestJet first.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Boeing 737-10 Makes Its First Flight From Renton

  Renton Municipal Airport, West Perimeter Road, Renton, King County, Washington, 98057, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 06/18/2021 5:07PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better5.3 years ago

  Boeing, June 18, 2021: the 737-10 "today completed a successful first flight. The airplane took off from Renton Field ... at 10:07 a.m. and landed at 12:38 p.m. at Boeing Field".^[1]

  The largest 737 MAX, the 737-10, took off from Renton at 10:07 a.m. on June 18, 2021 and landed at Boeing Field after about two and a half hours, starting a test program Boeing then expected to end in 2023.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Boeing Delivers the First 737 MAX 8 to Malindo Air

  Boeing Field, 7277, Perimeter Road South, Rainier Valley, Seattle, King County, Washington, 98108, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 05/16/2017CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better9.4 years ago

  AIN, May 16, 2017: "Boeing Delivers First 737 Max 8 to Malindo Air"; FlightGlobal reports Malindo's CEO calling it "the world's first airline to take delivery and operate the 737 Max 8".^[1]

  Boeing handed the first 737 MAX 8 to Malindo Air on May 16, 2017, more than a year after first flight, and the Malaysian carrier flew the world's first MAX passenger service six days later.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Boeing 737 MAX 8 Makes Its First Flight From Renton

  Renton Municipal Airport, West Perimeter Road, Renton, King County, Washington, 98057, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 01/29/2016 5:46PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better10.7 years ago

  Boeing, Jan. 29, 2016: the 737 MAX 8 "took to the skies for the first time today", "taking off from Renton Field ... at 9:46 a.m. local time".^[1]

  The first 737 MAX 8 took off from Renton on January 29, 2016 and landed at Boeing Field after a two-hour, 47-minute flight, starting flight testing of the re-engined 737 family on schedule.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Boeing Launches the 737 MAX With 496 Commitments

  Boeing 4-82, 737, Logan Avenue North, Renton, King County, Washington, 98057, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 08/30/2011CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better15.2 years ago

  Boeing, Aug. 30, 2011: "Boeing's board of directors has approved the launch of the new engine variant of the market-leading 737, based on order commitments for 496 airplanes from five airlines."^[1]

  Boeing's board approved the re-engined 737, named the 737 MAX, on August 30, 2011, based on commitments for 496 airplanes from five airlines, with LEAP-1B engines and deliveries to begin in 2017.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Southwest Takes Delivery of the First Boeing 737-700

  Boeing Field, 7277, Perimeter Road South, Rainier Valley, Seattle, King County, Washington, 98108, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 12/17/1997CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better28.9 years ago

  Boeing's release dated Dec 17, 1997: "Southwest Airlines today became the world's first airline to take delivery of a Next-Generation Boeing 737-700."^[1]

  Southwest Airlines became the first airline to take a Next-Generation 737-700 on December 17, 1997, at Boeing Field, four years after launching the program with an order for 63 aircraft.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Boeing 737-300 Makes Its First Flight, Launching the Classic Series

  Renton Municipal Airport, West Perimeter Road, Renton, King County, Washington, 98057, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 02/24/1984CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better42.7 years ago

  Wikipedia's^[1][2] 737 Classic and 737 articles both state that the prototype -300 "first flew on February 24, 1984"; Boeing's own 737-300 image archive^[3][4] gives the same flight date.

  The prototype 737-300, the first re-engined 737 with CFM56 turbofans, flew for the first time on February 24, 1984, starting a nine-month certification program for the second-generation 737 Classic.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Boeing 737-100 Prototype Makes Its First Flight

  Boeing Field, 7277, Perimeter Road South, Rainier Valley, Seattle, King County, Washington, 98108, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 04/09/1967CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better59.5 years ago

  HistoryLink^[1]: "On April 9, 1967, the prototype Boeing 737 takes off from Boeing Field in Seattle"; This Day in Aviation logs the takeoff at 1:15 p.m. that day.

  Boeing's prototype 737-100, N73700, took off from Boeing Field in Seattle on April 9, 1967 and landed at Paine Field in Everett about two and a half hours later, opening the flight-test program for the first 737.

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